Importance of on-farm management practices on lactate-fermenting Clostridium spp. spore contamination of total mixed ration of Manchega ewe feeding. Determination of risk factors and characterization of Clostridium population

•On-farm management practices that increase the risk of high Clostridium spp.•Total Mixed Ration (TMR) were analyzed by the Most Probable Number technique.•Clostridium isolates from TMR samples were typed using RAPD-PCR.•Conclusions can help to Implementation of good practices in feeding sheep milking.