Gut microflora is considered very important for maintenance of human health. The inherent growth of these microorganisms is also related to diet. Lactobacillus and bifidobacteria are of prime importance in this respect. Milk and fermented dairy products are considered as very good source of these microorganisms. Thus, an investigation is carried out to isolate and characterize a potential probi...

Malt extract is a highly viscous, rich in sugars, water-based solution. It is produced by means of vacuum evaporation of a sugar solution (mash) in the brewing industry. It is a natural flavour and colorant and is widely used in baking, confectionery, breakfast cereals, malt beverages, dairy products, sauces and as a caramel substitute. The difficult handling and dosing of that viscous liquid p...

Probiotics are live microorganisms which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host. Traditionally, dairy products major and most popular probiotic carriers. At present, there is growing demand for non-dairy products. Both fermented non-fermented plant-based food becoming highly appealing to both consumers worldwide. Non-dairy matrices such as fruits, vegetables...

We aimed to identify bacterial pathogens/contaminants in dairy product samples collected by environmental health inspectors of the Palestinian Ministry of Health from 2001-04. A total of 722 samples of dairy products were randomly collected from different sources in Ramallah and Al-Bireh district. The percentages of unacceptable samples for the combined years were: 23.0% for total aerobic count...

Food can be an excellent source of calcium. Dietary calcium is in general as well absorbed as calcium supplements, and exerts the same effects on bone. The main sources are dairy products, but also some vegetables and fruits contain considerable amounts of calcium. Mineral water can serve as a supplement. Cross-sectional, longitudinal and some interventional trials have shown positive effects o...

In February 1999, an outbreak of listeriosis caused by Listeria monocytogenes serotype 3a occurred in Finland. All isolates were identical. The outbreak strain was first isolated in 1997 in dairy butter. This dairy began delivery to a tertiary care hospital (TCH) in June 1998. From June 1998 to April 1999, 25 case patients were identified (20 with sepsis, 4 with meningitis, and 1 with abscess; ...

Dairy manure management is increasingly becoming an environmental challenge. In this regard, manure anaerobic digestion (AD) can be applied to address environmental concerns; however, dairy manure AD remains economically uncompetitive. Ongoing research is focused on enhanced resource recovery from manure, including maximizing AD methane yield through a novel multi-stage AD configuration. Resear...

Bovine mastitis is one of the major ill-health of cattle and buffaloes, responsible for great economic loss to dairy industry affecting livestock farmers worldwide. The major economic consequences of clinical bovine mastitis are due to treatment, loss in milk production, culling, changes in product quality and the risk of other diseases (Halasa et al., 2007). For etiological diagnosis of bovine...

In the hope of developing a vaccine against Clostridium difficile based on its toxin(s), we have developed a fermentation medium for the bacterium that results in the formation of Toxin A and contains no meat or dairy products, thus obviating the problem of possible prion diseases. Particular preparations of hydrolyzed soy proteins, especially Soy Peptone A3, have been found to replace both the...

Mastitis is probably the most important health disorder on dairy farms. This is reflected in a relatively high incidence of clinical mastitis and, on many farms a high prevalence of subclinical mastitis. Additionally, mastitis causes the quality of the milk to decrease, resulting in a loss of production and/or a less than optimal product. To this end, the dairy industry faces worldwide penalty ...