Dairy News

Gielie de Kock came to visit the lab today to bring some milk samples for the new Milkoscan and to give his support to the lab.Â Gielie was a major force in motivatingÂ the purchase of theÂ new machine at Elsenburg.Â We thank him for that and hope that the Western Cape Dairy Farmers will soon follow when Milk Recording will commence at Elsenburg.

Kind regards and a good weekend,

Leon the Milkman

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Comparing cow, goat and soy milk

Published June 8, 2006 | By Leon the Milkman

The best way to approach this subject is with an open mind and also to compare the different products point for point, e.g. the fat percentage and composition between all the milks, and doing the same for every component.

Another important consideration in this case is the fact that we are using milk as removed in the natural soy milk method that has been used for centuries.Â This was done to give a true indication of the soy, because different manufacturers adapt the soy to their own standards; adding less or more sugar, fat and other additives.

Read the rest of the article at http://www.dairy-info.org/

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman Â Â Â

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Control Samples for milk analyses

Published May 22, 2006 | By Leon the Milkman

Hi, Dairy Scientists

When using control samples on your automated milk composition tester or otherwise, make sure that the samples you use as controls are close in composition to the samples you are going to analyse.

Using skim milk samples to check a machine that you are going to do full cream milk tests on, is not the best of ideas.

Rather see of you can calibrate different channels to test skim and full cream on.

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

Modified Atmosphere Packaging(MAP)

Published May 16, 2006 | By Leon the Milkman

Hi, Dairy Processors

Here is some new technology for liquid dairy processors to extend shelf life:

http://www.ecolean.com/

Kind regards,

The Milkman

Organic or not?

Published May 7, 2006 | By Leon the Milkman

Hi, Milk Fans

Seems that some guys are trying to pass some milk for organic – and they want us to trust them. You are hurting us all – stop that!

Long Weekend

Published May 3, 2006 | By Leon the Milkman

Hi, Milkfans

As you can see, we had a good and decent long weekend here in South Africa.

Yes, even the milkman. 😉

I’ll soon be up to normal pace again.

Regards,

Leon the Milkman

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Cow Abduction

Published April 21, 2006 | By Leon the Milkman

Hi, Cow Lovers

I’ve seen some weird stuff, but this takes the cow:

http://www.cowabduction.com/

If only it wasn’t true.Â

Regards,

Leon the Milkman

Density vs. Specific Gravity of Milk

Published April 1, 2006 | By Leon the Milkman

By determining the specific gravity (SG) of milk the following information can be obtained.

â€¢ An indication of adulteration of milk with added water.
â€¢ If the fat percentage is available the solids-non-fat (or total solids content) of the milk can be calculated.

Definition

Specific gravity is the relationship of the mass of a specific volume of a substance to the mass of an equal volume of water at the same temperature.

Density is measured as mass per volume (g/ml) at a specific temperature.

The specific gravity of milk at 20 Â°C is Â± 1.030 and is determined by the relative proportions of fat (SG = 0.93), water (SG = 1.0) and solids-non-fat (SG = 1.614).

Kind regards,
Leon the Milkman