BACKGROUND The diagnosis of IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy is often based on anamnesis, and on specific IgE (sIgE) levels and/or Skin Prick Tests (SPT), which have both a good sensitivity but a low specificity, often causing positive results in non-allergic subjects. Thus, oral food challenge is still the gold standard test for diagnosis, though being expensive, time-consuming and possibly at ...

Dear Sir,?I read with some concern the notes of K. R. regarding my reference on choline content of milk published in the February 1951 issue of the Gazette. The edible portion of dry skim milk, dry whole milk and fresh milk being common in all the three varieties, how could the choline content in the first two vary by dilution ? It is of course true that a given quantity of dry skim or dry whol...

OBJECTIVES Fat is digested in the intestine into free fatty acids (FFAs), which are detergents and therefore toxic to cells at micromolar concentration. The mucosal barrier protects cells in the adult intestine, but this barrier may not be fully developed in premature infants. Lipase-digested infant formula, but not fresh human milk, has elevated FFAs and is cytotoxic to intestinal cells, and t...

Present study was planned to produce and evaluate liquid rennet from buffalo calves abomasa. Out of 30 abomasa collected, 20 samples were selected for the study and analyzed for proteolytic activity, clotting activity, productivity, shelf life, pH and sensory evaluation. Non protein nitrogen (NPN) contents of rennet coagulated milk (1.33±0.02%) were significantly higher (P<0.01) than that of ra...

During the last few years, Italian dairy farms, which gather, process and sell milk at the national level, have strengthened their leading market position at the detriment of dairy cooperatives, operating within regional borders. Moreover, decreasing milk prices and increasing production costs have recently induced many farmers to open automatic vending machines, dispensing raw milk for direct ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate feasibility study on the development of biogas in dairy farming. In short of the production process, the biogas was produced by utilizing waste from dairy farming industry (i.e. cow’s manure and cassava peel). The production of biogas was analyzed from engineering perspective with several economic evaluation parameters, including gross profit margin, in...

Role of probiotics in regulation of immune system and development in microflora has begun to implicate in humans and animals. Inconsistent data exist regarding the effect of a single probiotic strain in malnutrate children. The aim of this study clinically proven Lactobacillus acidophilus strain LBKV-3 intended as probiotc for human was used to test its effect on modulation of immunoglobulin an...

In coastal regions, the study of karst aquifers and the ground water resource exploitation require a specific methodology and exploration and monitoring techniques. Two directions are investigated, leading to new technological and methodological developments. The first investigation axis deals with the exploration of fresh water plumes from submarine karst springs. An Autonomous Underwater Vehi...

Urine pH was monitored on a large Midwest dairy, where 161 multiparous cows received CLOSE-UP PELLET as part of their pre-fresh ration (Technical Service Bulletin #308). Pre-calving urine pH among the 8 mature cows treated for milk fever averaged 7.51, while mean urine pH among the 153 other cows was 7.61. At 5.0%, the incidence rate of milk fever was low for multiparous cows. A typical milk fe...