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ADVANCES IN THE MICROBIOLOGY OF MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
Author(s) -
MURRAY J. G.,
STEWART D. B.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
international journal of dairy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1471-0307
pISSN - 1364-727X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0307.1978.tb02121.x
Subject(s) - pasteurization , raw milk , dairy industry , food science , sterilization (economics) , milk products , microbiology and biotechnology , business , biology , finance , exchange rate , foreign exchange market
The techniques of microbiology from the seventeenth century up to the present time are reviewed and the problems of disease in dairy herds with its effect on raw milk supplies assessed. Progress in the cleaning of milk vessels and sterilization is detailed and the history of pasteurization with its affect on the keeping quality of milk is shown. The introduction of starters in cheese manufacture during the last century is described and the important advances made are stressed.