Diagnosis, Treatment & Control of Common Food-borne Diseases
Food borne intoxications are diseases/infections caused by ingestion of toxic materials found in animals and plants. They are metabolic products of mi…
How to Conduct Preliminary and Confirmatory Quality Tests on Milk
Quality assurance for milk and milk products require a concerted effort from all the key stake holders along the entire dairy value chain. This is bec…
Best Calf Management Practices From Birth To Weaning
Calves can be very vulnerable to external conditions, which can increase their chances of death. It is necessary to implement the calf management prac…
Waste Water and Processing Water Analysis
The quality of process water must be maintained at very high standards, otherwise, there will be uncontrollable contamination of the food being proces…
Effective Sampling Plan & Sampling Techniques To Get The Best Analytical Samples
Sampling facilitates comprehensive analysis of any given product for quality assurance. A sample represents the quality of the entire volume of the pr…
Aseptic Technique: Procedure for Collecting Milk Samples
Milk sampling is the first step one takes when working towards identifying a problem with the milk or the animal that produced that milk. Aseptic tech…
Determining The Presence Of Preservatives In Milk & Sources Of Contaminants
Food preservatives play a crucial role in keeping the quality of food for a later use. However, such preservatives cause contamination / adulteration …
Freemartinism in Dairy Cattle Explained
Freemartinism is a severe form of sexual abnormality in cattle. Affects female calves born to male twins 90% of the time and results in infertility. M…
Hardware Disease in Cattle: Diagnosis & Control Measures
Hardware disease in cattle, also known as bovine traumatic reticuloperitonitis, is one of the most overlooked phenomena by cattle farmers.
What to Consider When Buying the Best Portable Milking Machine
Machine milking has many advantages for the farmer including reducing the amount of labor required for hand milking. It cuts down the costs of operati…