Abstract: Twenty-three experts in various facets of dairy chemical science have assembled 14 authoritative chapters on the chemical aspects of milk, its components, products, and characteristics. Topics include: the composition of milk and milk products; milk lipids and proteins…
The material we call milk is a food that has been reversed and ignored, respected and feared, in almost equal measure. This book is a history of attempts to bring it under control, manipulate its naturally variable composition and, in effect, redraw the boundaries between nature…
Dairy microbiology: a practical approach
The objective of this book is to provide a scientific background to dairy microbiology by re-examining the basic concepts of general food microbiology and the microbiology of raw milk while offering a practical approach to the following aspects: well-known and newfound pathogens…
The food sector is the third most regulated industry in the EU. It is the most important production sector, but its competitiveness and innovativeness are under pressure. This book reports on a legal research into the question if there is a connection between the sector?s decl…
"This volume is the first in an important series of texts dealing with major food product groups. Milk and Milk Products integrates the fundamental disciplines of food science such as chemistry and microbiology, with processing technology and product-related aspects such as crit…
Volume 1 focuses on milk production and processing. The opening section of Volume 1: Milk production and processing introduces milk biochemistry and raw milk microbiology. Part two then reviews major milk contaminants, such as bacterial pathogens, pesticides and veterinary resid…
There is lack of empirical exploratory studies investigating manager motivation in the dairy industry in Iran. This study has aimed to fill this gap and take into account the socio-economic and religious factors that influence managers’ motivation in this industry thus contextua…
This study examines the food security and marketed surplus effects of intensified dairying in the peri-urban area of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where a market-oriented dairy production (MODP) system has been introduced for smallholders. Implications for policy formulation are drawn …
"The dairy sector continues to be at the forefront of innovation in food processing. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Dairy Processing: Improving Quality reviews key developments and their impact on product safety and quality. Dairy Processin…