Milk Quality

This handbook provides a visual and practical approach to milk quality, designed for dairy professionals and veterinarians. It covers the identification of etiological agents to implement intramammary infection treatments and establish control programs. The text is supported by numerous graphic resources, including images, tables, and flowcharts, to make complex microbiological data accessible. Technical sections detail molecular diagnostics like PCR and MALDI-TOF, antibiotic susceptibility testing, and bulk tank analysis procedures.

7. Antibiotic susceptibility tests: Disk method, Dilution methods, Interpretive criteria; 8. Bulk tank analysis: Cultures procedures, Coliform count, Standard plate count, Laboratory pasteurization count, Preliminary incubation count, Streptococci count, Staphylococci count, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae, Interpretation of results.