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Milk Production
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International Food Safety and more on HACCP System
Quality Control
Somatic Cell Count
Dairy Regulations
Good Manufacturing Practices
Small Dairy Equipment
Dairy Publications And Educational Sites
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Solar Powered Heating / Cooling
Dairy Products Information
Dairy Organisations
National Dairy Organisations And Networks
Dairy Terms Glossary Webpages
Other Links

WWW Virtual Library for Dairy Production

India Dairy Industry

Canadian Dairy Industry

All About Milk and Milk Producers

NSW Dairy Corporation

Farm Africa’s dairy goat development programme. Ethiopia

Experiences from a Dairy Project in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania

Dairy Farming for Small Farmers

Characterization of Urban Dairy production System in Ethiopia Market-oriented Urban and Peri-Urban Dairy Systems

Smallholder dairying in the tropics

New Agriculturist Developments - Improved dairy production

Reducir el miedo aumenta la producción de leche

Reactivación Agrícola (Honduras)

Smallholder dairy cattle production in Xochimilco in the Southeast of Mexico

Dairy Farming

Productores de Kamby Poti, un ejemplo de organización

The Political Economy of the Common Market in Milk and Dairy Products in the European Union. (FAO Economic and Social Development Paper - 142)

Experiences of Netherlands development cooperation in dairy development in Africa and Asia by Rijk de Jong and Dick Zwart

Training Programme for the Small-Scale Dairy Sector, TCP/KEN/6611-Terminal Statement

Strategies for market orientation of small scale milk producers and their organisations, L.R. Kurwijila, J. Henriksen, A.O.O. Aboud and G.C. Kifaro

Chunya Small Scale Dairy Development Project (CSSDDP) Chunya District Council

Profitability of Small Dairy Farms (New Zealand)

Socio-Economic Study of Dairy Farming in Northern Thailand, Benchaphun Ekasingh, Kuson Thong-Ngam, Boonloom Chiva-Israkul, Boonserm Chiva-Israkul, and Somkid Promma

Dairy Farmer’s Productivity and Capital Need in Chiang Mai Province, Tanya Limkhumduang, Benchaphun Ekasingh, Boonserm Cheva-Isarakul and Kamol Ngamsomsuke

Exchange Costs in Smallholder Dairying, Steven J. Staal

Dairying in KwaZulu-Natal

Subsistence dairying in the hot humid areas of Kwazulu-Natal, Peter Oosthuizen

Small Scale Milk Production to Help Sustain Human Development in Zimbabwe, J.H.Topps, Department of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen.

Smallholder Dairy Promotion in East Africa

Smallholder dairying in the tropics, Falvey, Lindsay, Chantalakhana, Charan

The Increase in Smallholder Dairies in Mountain Areas

Modelling cattle production in Swaziland with LDPS2, Livestock Development Planning System2 Training Manual

Haiti, Photos series: Le Projet Lèt Agogo (Du lait à profusion)

Des techniques de traite à améliorer

Transport du lait de Limonade au Cap Haïtien

Vente du lait cru au porte-à-porte et par des "marchande de lait bouilli"

HONDURAS DAIRY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Effect of supplements of balanced concentrates and cottonseed cake on milk production in mauritian villages, A A Boodoo, R Ramjee, B Hulman, F Dolberg* and J B Rowe**

Milk market of small scale artisan cheese factories in selected livestock watersheds of Honduras and Nicaragua

Peri-urban milk production in Peru: Assessing farmers’ decision-making within a changing market, T Bernet, J Julca*, J Sáenz* and G Prain. International Potato Center (CIP)

Income effects of fodder and herd management on small-scale milk producers in the northern Peruvian Andes, T Bernet and C León-Velarde. International Potato Center (CIP)

The production of milk from dairy herds in the suburban conditions of Mexico City: II. The case of the Region of Xochimilco in the South-East of the City, H Losada, R Bennett*, J Cortes, J Vieyra**, L Arias, R Soriano and Z Avaleta

Socio-economic aspects of smallholder dairying in Zimbabwe, B T Hanyani-Mlambo, S Sibanda and V Østergaard*

Constraints and opportunities for improved milk production and calf rearing in Sanyati communal farming area, Zimbabwe, Charlotte Pedersen and J Madsen

Milking swamp buffaloes in villages in the Mekong delta of Vietnam, Nguyen van Thu

Goat Management (Milk Goat articles)

The production of milk from dairy herds in the suburban conditions of Mexico City. I. The case of Iztapalapa, H Losada, J Cortés, D Grande, J Rivera, R Soriano, J Vieyra, A Fierro and L Arias

Checking milking plant hygiene Farmnote No 40/99, By J.R.M. (Ian) Bell and S.J. Gallagher

FN 293 Milking Machine Hygiene: Principles of Milking Machine Hygiene

Hand Milking the road to Quality Ewes’ Milk Production

Bien que la traite mécanique soit une pratique qui tend à se généraliser en production laitière ovine, la traite manuelle a ordeño manual

Quality Milk Production: Milking Practices and Procedures, Andrew P. Johnson

Cleaning the Milking Machine, P. W. Edmondson MVB Cert CHP FRCVS

Control of Environmental Mastitis, P. W. Edmondson MVB Cert CHP FRCVS

La traite manuelle (CIRVAL)

The Milk Transportation Regulations (Saskatchewan Regulations Canada)

Transportation of Milk Regulations (Nova Scotia Regulations Canada)

Agricultural Marketing Services USDA, Dairy Programs, Services, and Resources

Proyecto SICA Banco Mundial: Lácteos y derivados

Vente de Lait Cru

Raw Milk Quality Testing (Canada)

Milk Plant and Lab

Quality Milk Issues: A Resource for the Illinois Dairy Industry

Fresh from your local drome'dairy': camel milk

Dairy Science and Food Technology

Génie alimentaire (excellent link) Cours de Génie alimentaire

Condensed Milk

Animal Milk Processing Plants Matrix

CONAPROLE - Productos Lácteos Uruguayos

Techniques de transformation du lait (Mali)

Small-scale Food Processing Enterprises In Malaysia

PRODUCTOS LACTEOS (Uruguay)

Milk Pro - International

NDC

La Alimentación en el 2000 Leche pasteurizada o esterilizada?

Lácteos y Cárnicos SICA-MAG Ecuador

Cheese making manual (spanish)

Le lait Introduction

Le lait et les produits laitiers beurre, crème, yaourt, fromage

Dairy Research & Information Center - Dairy Processing

Incentivos para empleados de lecherías (Chile)

Goat Management: Why Goat Milk?

ITDG's technical Briefs (PDF files)

Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme - Codex Alimentarius - VOLUME 12, Codex Standards for Milk and Milk Products

Guidance on Regulatory Assessment of HACCP (Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Consulation)

Dairy and HACCP by Shankar Radhakrishnan

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition Dairy Grade A Voluntary HACCP Pilot

Costs and benefits of HACCP implementation in the UK dairy-processing sector

Coast Mountain Dairy  Quality Control ( HACCP )

India Dairy Mart HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control ...

What's new in HACCP (New Zealand)

HACCP- Voluntary Dairy Pilot Program in Gear - Monitoring to Take Place Until May 2001

The HACCP System

HACCP and the Dairy Industry: An Overview of International and U.S. Experiences

The Virginia Tech Dairy Facts

MAF Food Assurance Authority

University of Guelph - Dairy Microbiology

Bacteria in Milk-Sources and Control (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Producing Milk With a Low Bacteria Count (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Staph Aureus and Bulk Tank Culturing (University of Alberta)

Pennstate - College of Agricultural Science - Summary of HACCP

University of Minnestota - On Farm Dairy Software Program Can Help Ensure and Document Milk Safety

New Brunswick - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Acquaculture, HACCP What is it?

International Food Information Service (IFIS)

The economics of HACCP: costs and benefits. NSW Dairy Corporation - Farm HACCP Program Safe Food is helping dairy farmers on farm Quality Assurance System

BSTmast BST and Mastitis

Calidad de leche El gusto rancio de la leche

Calidad_ Analisis de leche en tanque de frio

Centro Tecnológico de la Leche

Animal Feeding and Food Safety - Report of an FAO Expert Consultation 10 to 14 March 1997

Food Safety Initiative Home Page

FDA/CFSAN Bad Bug Book: Introduction to Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins

US FDA / Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)

Food Safety and Inspection Service

National Food Safety Database Home Page

National Center for Food Safety & Technology (NCFST)

Food Safety

EU White Paper

MAFF UK; Food Safety and Standards - Food Safety

BELGIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON LINE

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

International HACCP Alliance

Food and Drug Administration - U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Food Safety Initiative Web Pages

U. S. Food and Drug Administration - Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Kinetics of Microbial Inactivation for Alternative Food Processing Technologies

Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA, HACCP/Pathogen Reduction

National Agricultural Library, USDA/FDA HACCP Training Programs and Resource Materials Database

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, HACCP Workshops for the Seafood Industry

Seafood Inspection Program Publications including HACCP

International HACCP Alliance

Food Law and Policy Australia, Australian Food Law and Policy

The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS), Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service Home Page

Food Safety and Hygiene: a bulletin for the Australian food industry, CSIRO's Food Safety and Hygiene: Australian food industry bulletins

The Australian Food Safety Web

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Canadian Institute of Food Science & Technology

The Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors - New Brunswick

Food Net - by the Food Institute of Canada

The Institute of Food Science and Technology Home Page

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, UK

Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association

University of Reading, United Kingdom Food Law site

Food Safety Enhancement Program Canadian Food Inspection Agency (1995)

Strategies for Implementing HACCP and/or Less Developed Businesses (PDF) (Report of a WHO consultation, June 1999)

Avoid Drug Residues in Milk and Meat (Oklahoma State University)

Dairy Producer's Guide to Food Safety in Milk Production (University of Georgia)

Do You Practice Good Milking Procedures? (University of Nebraska)

Drug Residues: An Issue the Dairy Industry Must Eliminate (Rutgers University)

Factors that Influence Milk Fat Tests (University of Georgia)

Feeding to Maximize Milk Solids (University of Missouri)

Feeding to Maximize Milk Solids (University of Nebraska)

Good Farm Equipment Means Better Milk Quality Tests (Oregon State University)

Milk Quality (University of California-Davis)

Milk Urea Nitrogen Testing (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

On-Farm Screening Tests for Beta-Lactam Residues in Milk (Oregon State University)

Producing Grade "A" Raw Milk for Pasteurization (Oklahoma State University)

Producing Milk with a Low Bacteria Count (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

The Production of Quality Milk (University of Florida)

Spontaneous Oxidized Flavor in Milk (University of Alberta)

Quality Standards USDA

Publications and Articles on Milk Quality

Pre-harvest Food Safety Milk and Dairy Beef Quality Assurance Program, Richard L. Wallace

Quality Milk Issues, Richard L. Wallace

Milk Safety

Milk Safety and Quality

Lesson 1: Food Safety and Quality Assurance

FOOD SAFETY AND CHEESE

The Idaho State Department of Agriculture Dairy Bureau

Food safety in Manitoba processed dairy products

Food safety programmes following dairy products through the production

Wisconsin Food Safety homepage

Preventing antibiotic residues in milk, Farmnote No 18/99 By Clare Quinn, Dairy Development Office, Bunbury

Milk Cooling and Storage, Farmnote No 36/99 By J.R.M. (Ian) Bell and S.J. Gallagher

Milk Filtration, Farmnote No 39/99 By J.R.M. (Ian) Bell and S.J. Gallagher

Water quality for dairying, Farmnote No 41/99 By J.R.M. (Ian) Bell and S.J. Gallagher

Dairy  Milk Quality & Safety http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/livestock/dairy/quality/index.html

Le lait et les produits laitiers dans la nutrition humaine http://www.fao.org/docrep/T4280F/T4280F00.htm#Contents

Producing quality goat milk

Como analizar muestras de leche del tanque de almacenamiento

Control Lechero

Dairy - Milk Quality & Safety http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/livestock/dairy/quality/index.html

Dairy Council of Wisconsin http://www.dcwnet.org/

Dairy Farm Inspection Services (Alberta – Canada) http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/livestock/dairy/inspection.html

Dairy Farm Inspection Services (Alberta – Canada) http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/livestock/dairy/inspection.html

Dairy Quality Assurance http://www.dqacenter.org/websites.htm

Dairy Safety Related Consumer Publications http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/foodsci/agentinfo/dairy/conspub.html

Staph Aureus and Bulk Tank Culturing http://www.afns.ualberta.ca/deag/deag3m1.htm

Spontaneous Oxidized Flavour in Milk http://www.afns.ualberta.ca/deag/deag4o1.htm

DHIAcell Information can be derived from DHIA somatic cell count data http://www.ext.vt.edu/

Farmnote No 35-99 - Feed Quality and Safety for Dairy Cows http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/agency/Pubns/farmnote/1999/f03599.htm

FOOD SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR HANDLING DAIRY AND EGG PRODUCTS Wyoming Department of Agriculture http://wyagric.state.wy.us/CHS/foodsafe/dairyegg.htm

FOOD SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR HANDLING DAIRY AND EGG PRODUCTS Wyoming Department of Agriculture http://wyagric.state.wy.us/CHS/foodsafe/dairyegg.htm

Food Safety in Manitoba Processed Dairy Products - Manitoba A http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/livestock/abattoir/bac10s01.html

Food safety, milk quality international issues for National http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/apr97/s041597c.html

Food Science & Technology FAQs -- Part 2 http://www.ifst.org/ifstfaq2.htm

Food Science & Technology FAQs -- Part 3 http://www.ifst.org/ifstfaq3.htm

Food Science & Technology FAQs -- Part 4 http://www.ifst.org/ifstfaq4.htm

IFST Food Science & Technology FAQs -- Part 1 http://www.ifst.org/ifstfaq.htm

Industrial Dairy Plants http://lead.virtualcentre.org/en/dec/toolbox/Indust/IndMilk.htm

Institute of Food Science & Technology Food safety and cheese http://www.ifst.org/hottop15.htm

International Dairy Foods Association http://www.idfa.org/

Lácteos y Cárnicos SICA-MAG Ecuador http://www.sica.gov.ec/cadenas/leche/index.html

Lesson 1 Food Safety and Quality Assurance http://www.ift.org/careers/car/food_ind/mod2.html

Mastitis, Milk Quality Consultancy and Medicine Trials http://www.sotirios.i12.com/referral/mastitis.htm

Milk & Dairy Beef Residue Prevention Protocol http://www.dqacenter.org/factsht.htm

Milk Development Council http://www.mdc.org.uk/pages/home.htm

Milk Safety and Quality http://www.dqacenter.org/proper%20drug%20use.htm

Milk Safety http://www.state.ct.us/doag/regsinsp/dairy.htm

New Agriculturist Developments - Improved dairy production http://www.new-agri.co.uk/00-2/develop/dev02.html

Penn State Dairy and Animal Science Meat Products and Safety http://www3.das.psu.edu/HACCP/index.cfm

Preharvest Food Safety Milk and Dairy Beef Quality Assurance http://bobcat.cvm.uiuc.edu/ppt/vp341/index.htm

RS 916_351_021_2 Ordonnance réglant l’assurance de la qualité http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/916_351_021_2/index.html

Teach Nutrition __Canada http://www.teachnutrition.org/ie/index.html

Characteristics of Low Somatic Cell Count (SCC) Herds (Kansas State University)

How to Interpret the DHIA-230 Somatic Cell Count Report (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Information can be derived from DHIA somatic cell count data (Virginia Tech)

The Somatic Cell Count and Milk Quality (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Understanding Somatic Cells and Action to Take (Oklahoma State University)

Import Regulations for animal products (UK)

Dairy Industry Regulations (Standards, New Zealand)

Dairy Regulations (EU)

Dairy Regulations (US)

Dairy Products Regulations http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C0.4/SOR79840/text.html

Agrodok No.36: Preparation of Dairy Products http://www.antenna.nl/~agromisa/agrodok/ad36.htm

Dairy Plants (matrix) http://lead.virtualcentre.org/en/dec/toolbox/Indust/IndMilk.htm

Protecting the quality of milk and other dairy foods http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/medcent/newer_knowledge/nkb5.html

Food Safety and Cheese http://www.ifst.org/hottop15.htm

International resource centre on utilisation of information in milk production of small ruminants (CIRVAL) http://www.cirval.asso.fr/

Traire manuellement et produire un lait de brebis de qualité (CIRVAL ) http://www.cirval.asso.fr/publication/infostechniques/traitemanuelle.htm

Milk Development Council (MDC) http://www.mdc.org.uk/pages/home.htm

Small-scale food processing enterprises in Malaysia http://www.agnet.org/library/article/eb409.html

Staphilococcus aureus and Bulk Tank Culturing http://www.afns.ualberta.ca/deag/deag3m1.htm

Dairy Farm Inspection Services http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/livestock/dairy/inspection.html

Spontaneous Oxidized Flavour in Milk http://www.afns.ualberta.ca/deag/deag4o1.htm

Food Quality Branch http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/ministry/org/fdqualbr.html

Dairy Industry Act (Alberta State - Canada) http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/ministry/acts/dryind.html

Dairy Industry Regulation (Alberta State - Canada) http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/ministry/acts/regs/ar139-99.html

Dairy Processing http://drinc.ucdavis.edu/html/dairyp/index.shtml

FAO SMALL DAIRY EQUIPMENT DIRECTORY

The Coburn Company, Inc. http://www.coburnco.com/

Parts Dept: Dairy Equipment and Supplies http://www.partsdeptonline.com/

Fiasco Farm http://www.fiascofarm.com

NASCO http://www.nascofa.com/prod/BrowseMajorIndex?quickkey=320&title=Farm+%26+Ranch&click_text=Dairy+Supplies&seqid=2

Goat dairy farming supplies http://www.caprinesupply.com/shop/milking.html

Frétec Dairy Technology / Zeewolde  Holland http://www.fretec.nl/gbhaccp.htm
 
 

FAO Small Scale Dairy Farming Manual

UNEP Guide on Cleaner Production Assessment in Dairy Processing

University of Guelph: Dairy Science and Technology educational site

Website on the composition of Milk

Managing Milk Quality

"European Dairy Magazine" www.th-mann.de

Dairy India Yearbook: www.infozech.com/dairyind

Journal of Dairy Science: www.adsa.uiuc.edu/

New Zealand's dairy industry journal New Zealand Dairy Exporter

IDF news http://www.fil-idf.org/newsbrief.htm

Pictures of the ISAAC Solar Icemaker

Solar powered water heating system for dairy farmers

CheeseNet: www.wgx.com/cheesenet/

America's dairy farmers: "I love cheese" www.ilovecheese.com/

(USA) Cheese Reporter www.cheesereporter.com

Dairy Products (Oregon State Univ. many links!) www.orst.edu/food-resource/d.html

Why Milk - USA

FEPALE, South America

India Dairy

Dairy Site of University of Concepción, Chile

Agriculture Western Australia

International Dairy Federation: www.fil-idf.org

EU outlook for dairy products: http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg06/publi/cap2000/dairy/

International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA): www.idfa.org/

FEPALE, Federacion Panamericana de Lecheria (Spanish) www.fepale.org

NIZO Food Research, the Dutch Institute for Dairy Research www.nizo.com/

American Dairy Science Association www.adsa.uiuc.edu/

University of Missouri: Dairy Outlook: etcs.ext.missouri.edu./agebb/dairyout/index.htm

Grepa: (French) Dairy statistics from Quebec http://alpha.eru.ulaval.ca/grepa/stat.htm

UK: National Dairy Council, London, www.milk.co.uk

India: Website on the indian industry indiadairy.com

USA: Winsconsin Dairy Council www.dcwnet.org

USA: Dairy Network: www.dairynetwork.com

USA: Dairy Management Inc www.dairyinfo.com/index.html

Australia: Australian dairy corporation: http://www.dairycorp.com.au/adc/

Netherlands: (Dutch) Nederlands produktschap voor zuivel www.prodzuivel.nl

Sweden (Swedish): Svenskmjölk: www.mejerierna.se/

Denmark (Danish) Danish dairy board www.mejeri.dk

Canada (French and English) Dairy Farmers of Canada www.dairyfarmers.org

Canada (French and English) Canadian Dairy Network www.cdn.ca

Iceland (English and Icelandic) Southern Iceland Dairy www.mbf.is

Argentina (English) Argentina's Dairy industry Dairy Argentina

UK: National Dairy Council, London, www.milk.co.uk

India: Website on the indian industry indiadairy.com

USA: Winsconsin Dairy Council www.dcwnet.org

USA: Dairy Network: www.dairynetwork.com

USA: Dairy Management Inc www.dairyinfo.com/index.html

Australia: Australian dairy corporation: http://www.dairycorp.com.au/adc/

Netherlands: (Dutch) Nederlands produktschap voor zuivel www.prodzuivel.nl

Sweden (Swedish): Svenskmjölk: www.mejerierna.se/

Denmark (Danish) Danish dairy board www.mejeri.dk

Canada (French and English) Dairy Farmers of Canada www.dairyfarmers.org

Canada (French and English) Canadian Dairy Network www.cdn.ca

Iceland (English and Icelandic) Southern Iceland Dairy www.mbf.is

Argentina (English) Argentina's Dairy industry Dairy Argentina

El Portal del Sector Lechero del Mercosur

Idaho State Department of Agriculture Dairy Bureau

National Dairy Herd Improvement Association, Inc.

The European Dairy Farmers: A network of leading dairy farmers to exchange experience and knowledge www.dairyfarmer.net
 
 
 
 

http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/AgrEnv/ndd/genpub/GLOSSARY_OF_DAIRY_TERMS.html

http://www.nutribase.com/dairy.shtml

http://babcock.cals.wisc.edu/de/html/glossaries/heifer_eng_glossary.html

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/dairy/appendix.html

http://www.ca.uky.edu/agripedia/glosfram.htm

http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/glossary/dairy/dairywords.html

http://dairy.purinamills.com/d_gloss.asp
 
 

Heifer Project International in China

Electronic Zoo - NetVet Veterinary Resources - Cow Sites

Links to many interesting websites - AgriLaunch www.agrilaunch.com