Guide to good
dairy farming practice
2004

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The International Dairy Federation (IDF) is a non-profit making organization. It was created in 1903 to serve the dairy sector worldwide by providing a platform for exchange of knowledge, experience and ideas among dairy experts. IDF is a source of scientific and technical expertise and of influence in the dairy sector covering a broad variety of issues related to dairying, including dairy farming, emerging countries, technology, hygiene and safety, food standards, methods of analysis and sampling, nutrition and health, economics, marketing and policies.

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