Bulletin of the IDF N° 293/1994 – Somatotropin (BST): International Dairy Federation technical report – Recent developments in automatic milking – Waste handling on the dairy farm

Somatotropin (BST): International Dairy Federation technical report by D.E. Bauman (USA), B.W. McBride (Canada), J.L. Burton (Canada) & K. Sejrsen (Denmark) This report by Group A22 – Bovine Somatotropin – summarizes the technical and biological implications of somatotropin in the lactating dairy cow. Literature citations are predominantly review articles which provide a more extensive discussion […]

Bulletin of the IDF N° 296/1994 – Medium term expectations for dairy trade – Cost of production surveys – Development of the dairy industry in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe – The structure of the dairy industry in IDF Member Countries 1991

Medium term expectations for dairy trade by A. Krijger & M.P. Voorbergen (the Netherlands) The prospects of the world’s most important export markets, focusing mainly on the fast changing markets in South-East Asia, the Middle East and South America, are examined. 17 pp – (En/Fr) Cost of production surveys by M. Morisset (Canada) Report on […]

Bulletin of the IDF N° 294/1994 – The use of lipases in cheesemaking

By IDF Group of Experts B12 This review deals with the use of lipases in cheesemaking. The sources and nature of different enzyme preparations as well as their application during the manufacture of various cheese types to affect the ripening process are treated. A short introduction is given about the action of lipases on milkfat, […]

Special Issue 9401 – Dairying in Central and Eastern Europe: The roads to privatization

Proceedings of the Second IDF Consultation on Dairying in Central and Eastern Europe, held in Munich (DE), on 4 September 1992 The aims, necessary conditions and implementation of privatization in the former GDR’s dairy industry are discussed. The participation of the Treuhand-Anstalt (Trustee Institution for the former GDR) in the creation of the organizational framework […]

Special Issue 9404 – Indigenous antimicrobial agents of milk – Recent developments

Proceedings of the IDF Seminar held in Uppsala, Sweden, 31 August & 1 September 1993 The Seminar was divided into four parts. Part I: Antimicrobial mechanisms. The antimicrobial properties of peptides produced upon enzymatic digestion of lactoferrin are investigated in an attempt to identify useful new bioactive materials derived from milk proteins. Paper 2 traces […]

Special Issue 9402 – Cheese yield and factors affecting its control

Proceedings of the IDF Seminar held in Cork (Ireland), in April 1993 The Proceedings start with an overview of the Irish cheese industry. The programme of the Seminar was divided into 11 topics. Topic 1: Transfer of milk components to cheese: scientific considerations The first paper in this section discusses mainly the transfer of protein […]