The presence of these
pathogenic bacteria in milk often emerge as a major
public health concern, especially for those individuals
who still drink raw milk. Keeping fresh milk at an elevated
temperature together with unhygienic practices in the
milking process may also result in microbiologically
inferior quality. Tamilnadu, the southernmost state of
India is one of the top ten milk producing states in the
country with an annual milk production of 4.75 million
tonnes