Bulletin of the IDF N° 381/2003 – Review of Practices for Cleaning and Sanitation of Milking Machines – Measuring Vacuum in Milking Machines – Scanned copy

Review of Practices for Cleaning and Sanitation of Milking Machines D.J. Reinemann, G.M.V.H. Wolters, P. Billon, O. Lind and M.D. Rasmussen This paper gives an overview of cleaning and sanitation practices for milking machines with an update of recent research. Moreover, the paper provides a very practical section for trouble-shooting cleaning problems and guidance on […]

Bulletin of the IDF N° 363/2001 – Dairy Nutrition for a Healthy Future – Sphingolipids: Metabolism and Implications for Health – Scanned copy

Dairy Nutrition for a Healthy Future IDF Nutrition Week 2000 The objective of IDF’s Nutrition Week held on 29-30 May in Dublin, Ireland, was to share current nutrition information, while increasing the scientific knowledge on the ways in which dairy products can enhance well-being at all stages of life and contribute to optimum nutrition. The […]

Bulletin of the IDF N° 361/2001 – The Global Dairy Industry Today – Scanned copy

By P. Mikkelsen (Denmark) This report examines some of the characteristics of the world’s dairy industry today. Although the EU, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Canada play a significant role in the global dairy industry, representing 80% of world cheese exports and producing 47% of the world’s cow milk, there are still many countries […]

Bulletin of the IDF N° 329/1998 – The Use of Nisin in Cheesemaking

The Use of Nisin in Cheesemaking by IDF Group of Experts B12 – The use of enzyme preparations in cheese manufacture Nisin is an antibacterial substance produced by a number of lactic acid bacteria which can prevent the defect caused by some anaerobic sporeforming bacteria in cheese. This report contains a number of aspects of […]

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° 351/2000 – Safety in Dairy Products

The papers presented at the Symposium in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 4 April 2000, dealt with the subject of safety in dairy products, with special emphasis on safety and hazards in Europe. Today, safety in food products is very much in focus, due to calamities with microbiological outbreaks, dioxin contamination, and other threats to human health. The […]