Research Article

Perceptions of Factors Affecting Milk Quality and Safety among Large- and Small-Scale Dairy Farmers in Zimbabwe

Table 3

Mean rank score (ranks) for causes of milk spoilage during milking in commercial and small-scale dairy farms.

SourceLarge-scale Small-scale Significance

Personnel3.21 (4)3.08 (4)NS
Containers3.04 (3)2.93 (3)NS
Milking environment2.14 (2)1.97 (1)NS
Udder diseases1.70 (1)2.17 (2)

The lower the mean rank score (rank), the more important the cause of spoilage; ; NS: not significant ().