Special Issue 0801 – The Challenge to Sheep and Goats Milk Sectors

Posters of an International Symposium, April 18-20, 2007, Alghero – Sardinia, Italy Published in four separate parts Scientific posters presented at the IDF 5th International Symposium on the Challenge to Sheep and Goats Milk Sectors, 18-20 April 2007, Alghero, Italy. Presented in 4 sessions related to (1) raw milk, (2) processing and product, (3) characteristics […]

Special Issue 9601 – Bacteriological Quality of Raw Milk

International Dairy Federation Symposium held in association with the Federal Institute for Dairy Research of Austria, in Wolfpassing (Austria), 13–15 March 1996 (see also Bulletin No. 256/1991) Problems in the field of bacteriological quality of raw milk from the farm are changing and are under continuous development regarding, for example legislation, knowledge about metabolism and […]

Bulletin of the IDF N° 481/ 2015: The World Dairy Situation 2015

Annual survey including production, consumption, trade and price figures from dairy sector and other sources. Largest dairy companies by turnover and/or milk intake. Comments and prognoses on the situation in different countries and analysis of the whole, covering all major producing and consuming countries. Review of various forecasts of dairy trade. Keywords: dairy economics, milk […]

Bulletin of the IDF N° 476/ 2014 – The World Dairy Situation 2014

Annual survey including production, consumption, trade and price figures from dairy sector and other sources. Largest dairy companies by turnover and/or milk intake. Comments and prognoses on the situation in different countries and analysis of the whole, covering all major producing and consuming countries. Review of various forecasts of dairy trade. View our promotional teaser […]

Special Issue 1401 – The importance of salt in the manufacture & ripening of cheese

Examples are presented not only of the effects of salt on spoilage bacteria and pathogens in cheeses, but also on the effects of salt on the complex processes of cheese ripening and the development of flavour. Recent research is described on the mechanistic effects of salt on cheese characteristics, quality and preservation and on the […]

Bulletin of the IDF N° 453/ 2012: Guidance for the evaluation of precision characteristics of physicochemical quantitative analytical methods for milk and milk products

Guidance for dairy analysts in applying ISO 5725 – Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results. Design of and statistical treatment of results from interlaboratory collaborative studies on chemical and physical methods of analysis for dairy products. Handling and characteristics of samples, identification and treatment of abnormal values, flowchart for decision making, uncertainty […]

ISO 10932 | IDF 223: 2010 – Milk and milk products – Determination of the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of antibiotics applicable to bifidobacteria and non-enterococcal lactic acid bacteria (LAB)

This standard specifies a method for determining the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of a series of antibiotics applicable to bifidobacteria and non-enterococcal lactic acid bacteria (LAB). This standard recommends the broth microdilution method as the standard method. Standard only available in English.

Bulletin of the IDF N° 197/1986 – Demand analysis and policy evaluation

This Bulletin is entirely devoted to the proceedings of an IDF Workshop, held in Ottawa (Canada) in May 1985. “The primary purpose of holding this workshop”, explains the editor of the publication, Prof. Or Peter Stonehouse “was to provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas concerning problems with and opportunities for using […]