The presence of Listeria species in corn silage and raw milk produced in southeast region of Turkey [Türkiye’nin güneydoğu bölgesi’nde üretilen mısır silajı ve çiğ sütlerde listeria türlerinin varlığı]

The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of listeria species in the corn silage and raw milk samples. a total of 140 raw milk samples obtained from cows,sheeps and goats fed with silage and 90 corn silage samples collected from 10 dairy farms in south-eastern region of turkey were analyzed for listeria spp. in the result,l. monocytogenes and l. innocua were isolated from 2 (2.2%) and 5 (5.5%) silage samples and from 3 (2.1%) and 5 (3.5%) raw milk samples,respectively. the results indicates that these are a potential risk for animals and public health. prevention of growth of l. monocytogenes in silage will also contribute to reduction of listeria spp. in milk. © 2015,veteriner fakultesi dergisi. all rights reserved.