Bulletin of the IDF N° 428/ 2008: Determination of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid content by gas-liquid chromatography in milk fat from Enriched products – Interlaboratory collaborative studies

Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids have been shown to lower the risk of coronary heart disease. As a result, milk and different dairy products, including infant formula, supplemented with or naturally enriched in omega-3 fatty acids, are now available on the market. A reliable method to evaluate the real content of these nutrients has been […]

Bulletin of the IDF N° 427/2008: Towards A Reference System For Somatic Cell Counting In Milk

Somatic cell count is a main indicator of udder health in lactating animals. The direct microscopic method (DMSCC) is the reference method, and offically recognized as such for the calibration of automated somatic cell counting equipment. The first paper, the interlaboratory collaborative study, has established the precision (repeatability, r, and reproducibility, R) of the reference […]

Bulletin of the IDF N° 426/ 2008: Milking Management Of Dairy Buffaloes

Monograph on milking management and machine milking of buffaloes. Chapters cover buffalo milk production, milk composition and quality, anatomy of the buffalo udder, physiology of milk ejection, milkability of buffaloes (milk flow curves), udder health, milking machines, milking routines, housing and management, storage of milk and milk recording. Keywords: anatomy, breeding, buffalo, composition, cooling, cortisol, […]

Bulletin of the IDF N° 424/ 2008: Advances in Analytical Technologies

Papers presented at the International Symposium on Advances in Analytical Technologies, held on 23 May 2007 in Munich, Germany, in the framework of the IDF/ISO Analytical Week 2007 : Rapid methods for microbiological testing of milk and milk products; Innovation in classic microbiology for the enumeration of quality indicators in food; Use of microbiological, immunological […]