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South African Dairy News

Hi,  South African Dairy Fans

Here is some home-grown news bits:

Humansdorp dairy sells stake to BEE firms

Read it here:  http://www.theherald.co.za/herald/biz/02_10072006.htm

Namibia: SA Dairy Traders Fight Tariff Raise

Some importers and distributors of South African dairy products are up in arms over plans by the government to introduce a tariff increase on imported UHT milk.

Read the rest here: http://allafrica.com/stories/200607101001.html

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

Calibrating Cryoscope

Hi, Dairy Scientists

Had a question on how to calibrate a cryoscope.  For you who do not know this is a apparatus that freezes milk to determine the freezing point.  This tells us if water was added.  No water may be added to milk legally.

Usually standards that freeze at -0.408°C and -0.600°C is used, because milk freezes between -0.512°C and -0.550°C.   The calibration standards thus lie on each side of milk’s freezing points.   Distilled water can also be used as higher standard in place of the -0.408°C standard.  This tip will save your lab money!

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

Calcium supplements could help women control weight

04/07/2006 Middle-aged women could benefit from calcium supplements suggests a new study that is yet another twist to the calcium-dairy weight loss debate.

“Increasing total calcium intake, in the form of calcium supplementation, may be beneficial to weight maintenance, especially in women during midlife,” wrote lead author Alejandro Gonzalez from the University of Washington, Seattle.

Make your own conclusions by clicking the following link and reading the rest of the article:

http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=68861-calcium-dairy-weight-loss

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

Milk conspiracy theory and politics

Note to Food and Water Watch & Reminder to Starbucks – Activists Should Stop Masquerading as Consumers.

This is one hell of a good article that sheds light on a few political dairy issues. Read it:

http://www.amazines.com/article_detail.cfm/111696?articleid=111696&title=%2CNote%2Cto%2CFood%2Cand%2CWater%2CWatch%2C%26%2CReminder%2Cto%2CStarbucks%2C%2D%2CActivists%2CShould%2CStop%2CMasquerading%2Cas%2CConsumers

Sorry about the massive link ;-), but click it anyway.

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

 

 

Dairy farms getting bigger, more efficient

While the number of dairy farms nationwide is falling, those that remain are getting bigger and more efficient.

Qual Dairy near the southeastern North Dakota town of Lisbon epitomizes the trend, trucking about 4,650 gallons of milk to Cass-Clay Creamery in Fargo every day – enough to satisfy the daily milk consumption of eight out of nine residents in North Dakota’s largest city.

To learnmore, click on the following link:

http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/state/14954033.htm

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

Dairy Cattle Science (4th Edition) 

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