The 2002 NAHM's Dairy Survey indicated that 87.2% of dairy farms in the United States feed waste milk to their neonatal calves. Although cost-effective, this practice can lead to increased calf morbidity and mortality due to ingestion of pathogenic agents. In an effort to reduce the risk of infection, dairy producers are implementing on-farm pasteurization of the waste milk as a control procedu...

An automated biosensor surface-plasmon resonance-based assay was developed for the determination of immunoglobulin G (IgG) in bovine milk and colostrum with either goat or rabbit antibovine IgG or protein G used as detecting molecule. The method is configured as a direct and nonlabeled immunoassay, with quantitation against an authentic IgG calibrant. Whole colostrum or milk is prepared for ana...

After the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant run by Tokyo Electric Power Company in 2011, breast milk samples obtained from volunteers living in Fukushima and neighboring prefectures were examined and small amounts of I-131 (2.2-36.3 Bq/kg) were detected in some samples. In this work, the I-131 concentrations in breast milk from nursing mothers in Ibaraki prefecture were calc...

An absolute quantitation method for measuring free human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in milk samples was developed using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). To obtain the best sensitivity, the instrument conditions were optimized to reduce the source and postsource fragmentation prior to the quadrupole transmission. Fragmentation spectra of HMOs using collision-induced dissociation were studie...

It is increasingly acknowledged that the maternal diet influences fetal development and health of the child. Milk and milk products contribute essential nutrients and bioactive substances; they are of ample supply and have a long tradition in Nordic countries. To revise and update dietary guidelines for pregnant women valid in Nordic countries, the Pregnancy and Lactation expert group within th...

The application of milk run in domestic automobile parts supply was studied. A mathematical model for routing a system formulated by minimizing the transportation and inventory cost under restriction tiered storage pricing scheme multiple vehicle types. In solving model, modified genetic algorithm developed, which is suitable realistic sized problems. utility approach demonstrated through compu...

This simple method of centrifugal analysis for total protein in human breast milk is based on the change in the wavelength of the absorbance maximum of Coomassie Brilliant Blue G-250 when the dye is bound to protein. Within-run and between-day CVs were 3.8% and 4.8%, respectively. Compared with a micro-Kjeldahl method for determination of total nitrogen, the coefficient of correlation was 0.99.

A radioisotopic assay is reported that 4 hr and can be run in unlimited quanaccurately measures an almost identical tity. This raclioassay should simplify diserum folate to that measured by Lactoagnosis of folate deficiency and be parbacillus casei and can separate low, ticularly useful in patients receiving borderline, and normal folate levels. This antibiotics and folate antagonists, where as...