Estudio de prefactibilidad de un centro de acopio y enfriamiento de leche cruda en la Parroquia Tufiño

Abstract

The present work aims to generate information to develop a direct and simple milk-marketing channel through the construction of a Raw Milk Collection and Cooling Center in the Tufiño parish of Carchi province. Diagnostic information was collected and its evaluation of the dairy and socioeconomic status of the producers was carried out through a personalized survey. In order to verify the quality of the product, milk samples were taken with a physicochemical analysis (fat content: 1,029, reductase: 2, ph: 6.5 values consistent with the INEN standard), organoleptic (odor, color, flavor) and microbiological (total coliforms : <3, fecal coliforms: <3, Escherichia coli: <10 and Salmonella: Absent). With the data obtained in terms of productivity, the sizing of the collection center was carried out, as well as the development of the procedures for receiving, storing and delivering cooled chilled milk presents the need to increase milk production since it is a factor Economic development for the inhabitants of Tufiño. Since the majority of producers have 2 to 3 cows per family and what is involved is to encourage the increase of the bovine population