ECTS
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Course details
Course code: VVSS00277o14
Semester: 2014/2015 summer
Name: Milk hygiene
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 8
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: dr Lech Rak
Language of instruction: Polish / English


Learning outcomes: Knowledge: a)Identify food safety risks occurring during milk production and processing. b)Indicate currently binding legislation in veterinary inspection of milk production, processing and sanitary requirements for dairy plant. c)Identify alterations of milk quality due to pathological processes. d)Suggest and schedule the schemes of diagnostic examination of milk. Practical skills: a)Estimate and determine the risks for consumers resulting from inappropriate assessment of crude milk. b)Carry out (on one’s own) basic laboratory examination of crude milk. c)Determine the risks of consumption of milk not subjected to veterinary supervision of its production and processing.

Competences: a)Determine the principles of cooperation of Veterinary Inspection with Sanitary Inspection resulting in public health protection. b)Undertake decisions in the area of veterinary assessment of milk and milk products.

Prerequisites: Animal physiology, biochemistry, animal breeding and genetics.

Course content: During the course the student gain the knowledge on milk testing as a raw material for the dairy industry, the principles of surveillance of processing plants as well as quality and safety management systems of dairy products. Technology used in dairy plants are presented.

Recommended literature: Milk Processing and quality management. A. Y. Tamime. Willey-Blackwell 2009.

Assessment methods: Final written or oral exam- at least 60%.

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