Extension Services for Quality Milk Production
Proceedings of an International Workshop in conjunction with the East-West-Forum
of the Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forestry
and the "Window of German Animal Breeding" at the International Green Week
24-25 January, 1999

Raw Milk Quality Improvement Efforts, from Farmer to Consumer in Romania

1. Developing dairy farms 10-100 cows, in regional associations attained to the private processing, companies. Generalizing the idea in the whole country, year 1999.
2. Heifers importation and their distribution to the farmers. Heifers available.
3. Mechanical milking in these associative farms, also the whole scale to services needed by a farm. Any offer could be available.
4. Creating a "tank-cooling network" on all these farms and on the collecting-centres from the villages. Any offer could be available.
5. Up to date raw milk laboratories, by PHARE program, Romania - Bulgaria. Also, any offer is available.
6. Legislation. ANPL will present the law project "Milk" which will also make the harmonizing of raw milk standards with those of the European Community. Years 1999 - 2001.