If there is one thing a dairy farmer is concerned with, it is animal health. Healthy cows produce optimally and justify the hefty investment associated with dairy farming. Diagnosing animal diseases becomes a key component of farm management. In this article, we are going to look at some of the very common diseases at the […]
Babcock Method of Butterfat Determination
In the early days, it was not possible to determine the quantity of butterfat in milk. Unscrupulous farmers watered down their milk and scooped off cream to increase their volumes. They ended up with more money while the honest farmers earned less since they did not water down their milk. Following these challenges, Professor Stephen […]
Butter Fat Testing Using Gerber Method: The Ultimate Guide
Butter fat testing using Gerber method is one of the many quality assurance test procedures carried out in milk. It is a simpler modification of the Babcock method with special butyrometers for various dairy products. Butter fat determination is necessary to determine the amount of butter fat present in milk and milk based products. One […]
Total Quality Management (TQM): Principles, Tools & Shortfalls
Total Quality Management (TQM) is the philosophy of involving all the stakeholders in an organization in a continued effort to improve the quality and to achieve customer satisfaction. Approaches to Total Quality Management (TQM) i.) Find out what the customer wants. You can do this by relying on survey focus groups and interviews. You can […]
Milk Pasteurization: HTST, LTLT, and UHT Treatment
Louis Pasteur, a French scientist, found a lasting solution to the wine spoilage problem. By heating wine to temperatures below its boiling point for a specified period, the product did not spoil for as long as there was no re-contamination. His famous heat treatment method became known as pasteurization method after his own name. What […]
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