International genetic evaluations of Holstein sires for milk somatic cell and clinical mastitis

International genetic evaluations for milk somatic cell and clinical mastitis have been implemented on a routine basis by Interbull. This paper examines possible genetic consequences of such evaluations. Holstein data from 12 countries were used for this purpose. Trait definitions and national genetic evaluation procedures were first summarized and showed that differences between countries existed. Estimated genetic correlations among milk somatic cell in these countries ranged from 0.47 to 0.97, with a median of 0.88. Estimated genetic correlations among clinical mastitis in three Nordic countries ranged from 0.59 to 0.83, and estimated genetic correlations between clinical mastitis in the three Nordic countries and milk somatic cell in the non-Nordic countries ranged from 0.37 to 0.78 with a median of 0.55. Bulls without daughter information in the Nordic countries had low reliabilities on the Nordic clinical mastitis scales. International genetic evaluations for milk somatic cell and clinical mastitis enable a broader selection among foreign bulls, and higher selection differentials were found when using international evaluations compared with national evaluations.     

Calibration of infrared milk analyzers: modified milk versus producer milk

Mid-infrared (MIR) milk analyzers are traditionally calibrated using sets of preserved raw individual producer milk samples. The goal of this study was to determine if the use of sets of preserved pasteurized modified milks improved calibration performance of MIR milk analyzers compared with calibration sets of producer milks. The preserved pasteurized modified milk sets exhibited more consistent day-to-day and set-to-set calibration slope and intercept values for all components compared with the preserved raw producer milk calibration sets. Pasteurized modified milk calibration samples achieved smaller confidence interval (CI) around the regression line (i.e., calibration uncertainty). Use of modified milk calibration sets with a larger component range, more even distribution of component concentrations within the ranges, and the lower correlation of fat and protein concentrations than producer milk calibration sets produced a smaller 95% CI for the regression line due to the elimination of moderate and high leverage samples. The CI for the producer calibration sets were about 2 to 12 times greater than the CI for the modified milk calibration sets, depending on the component. Modified milk calibration samples have the potential to produce MIR milk analyzer calibrations that will perform better in validation checks than producer milk-based calibrations by reducing the mean difference and standard deviation of the difference between instrument values and reference chemistry.     

毛细管电泳法对乳及乳制品中乳源蛋白的研究

采用毛细管电泳方法对原料乳、市售鲜奶、不同厂家的巴氏灭菌乳、不同厂家和产地超高温灭菌乳(UHT)、调味乳、乳酸饮料、复原乳、酸奶、奶粉中蛋白成分进行检测。选择聚乙烯醇涂层毛细管,采用柠檬酸缓冲体系,在紫外检测214nm、分离电压20kV条件下对乳及乳制品中的α一乳白蛋白(α-La)、β一乳球蛋白(β-Lg)、α-酪蛋白(α-CN)、β-酪蛋白(β-CN)和k-酪蛋白(k-CN)进行分离测定。结果表明:五种蛋白的含量在原料乳(巴氏灭菌乳、市售鲜奶)、UHT乳、酸奶、调味乳、乳酸饮料、复原乳中依次降低,而UHT乳含量随保质期的增加而减少,奶粉中蛋白质含量因其适应人群而有差异。乳及乳制品中蛋白质的含量与其存在形式、产地及加工工艺相关。     

Reduction of milk and milk product wastage

The paper examines the assessment of waste control based on effluent monitoring and the results of a BOD test for 'milk equivalent' measurement are interpreted and evaluated. The importance of reliable flow measurement is stressed and a table is given showing wastage from various dairy operations and methods of reducing losses recommended.     

鲜乳及乳粉糊精掺假问题

目前,我国鲜牛（羊）乳及乳制品掺假是一个较为普遍的现象。鲜乳掺假会增加乳品加工企业的原料收购费及贮存、运输和加工成本,还严重威胁着产品质量,甚至决定着企业的生存和发展。俗话说“千里之堤,溃于蚁穴”,事实上,确有不少企业因无力控制乳原料掺假等等质量问题,在群雄逐鹿的乳品及冷饮市场竞争中不堪一击,不得不偃旗息鼓,被迫抱怨退出！而有的企业,则以低价倾销假冒伪劣乳制品的手段来打击竞争对手、占领市场,极大的破坏了乳品行业的利益,消弱了乳制品市场发展的后劲。然而,鲜乳及乳制品掺假不单是产品质量问题、企业声誉…     

Effects of milk powders in milk chocolate

The physical characteristics of milk powders used in chocolate can have significant impact on the processing conditions needed to make that chocolate and the physical and organoleptic properties of the finished product. Four milk powders with different particle characteristics (size, shape, density) and "free" milk fat levels (easily extracted with organic solvent) were evaluated for their effect on the processing conditions and characteristics of chocolates in which they were used. Many aspects of chocolate manufacture and storage (tempering conditions, melt rheology, hardness, bloom stability) were dependent on the level of free milk fat in the milk powder. However, particle characteristics of the milk powder also influenced the physical and sensory properties of the final products.     

山羊奶与牛奶和人奶营养成分的比较

对山羊奶、牛奶和人奶中蛋白质、脂肪、维生素、矿物质等主要营养成分进行了比较,分析了3种奶中主要营养成分的差别。通过比较发现,山羊奶在总体营养成分方面优于牛奶,更接近人奶。但山羊奶存在铁、叶酸和维生素B12含量较低以及羊奶膻味的问题,应在营养上对这方面加以重视。     

Investigations on milk flow and milk yield from teats with milk flow disorders

The objective of this study was to investigate peak milk flow, average milk flow, and milk yield in teats with milk flow disorders. A total of 100 hard milking teats were studied in 97 cows. Teats with milk flow disorders were examined endoscopically. Quarter milk flow and quarter milk yield were examined with four Lactocorders attached to a quarter milking machine. Peak milk flow, average milk flow, and milk yield were measured in all teats of the udder before treatment of the affected teat, as well as 1 and 6 mo later. Teats with milk flow disorders were compared to all other teats of the same udder. Before treatment, peak milk flow from affected teats was 20%, average milk flow 14%, and milk yield 53% of the control teats, adjusted for other significant explanatory variables. Milk flow and milk yield increased after surgical treatment of the affected teats. Six months after treatment peak milk flow was 79%, average milk flow 76%, milk yield was 71% compared with control teats. We conclude from these findings that teat endoscopy and measuring quarter milk flow and milk yield with Lactocorders are useful tools for examining teats with milk flow disorders.     

Application of genomics to grapevine improvement

Imagine a breeder browsing a grape chromosome nucleotide-by-nucleotide around a trait locus, scrolling down the list of catalogued genes along a genetic interval, resequencing for a few thousand dollars a potential parent or a selected breeding line. In the past couple of years, this vision has become a reality. The availability of the reference genome sequence has provided significant assistance in the saturation of loci with targeted genetic markers. Grape breeders are now offered unprecedented possibilities for selecting plants using deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequences within or near the gene that controls a desirable trait rather than handling their phenotypes. Genomics-assisted selection offers unique advantages in the correct choice of elite genotypes, in order to improve traits for which limitations of phenotyping technologies or low hereditability adversely affect the efficiency of phenotypic selection. DNA technologies enable the application of marker-assisted selection to thousands of grape seedlings every year, which was previously feasible only for cereals and annuals, enhancing the possibilities of finding an ideal recombinant in populations bred from highly heterozygous parents. The expected outcome is a renewal of the varietal choices available to viticulturists, with novel genotypes that meet the demand for disease-free vines and flavourful grapes. The depth of exploration and characterisation of the existing germplasm is crucial for translating natural diversity into new varieties that could perform beyond the fence of the experimental vineyards and gain substantial market share. We review here how current achievements in genomics and genome sequencing are expected to increase the efficiency of grapevine breeding programs.     

基因组学在食品工业中的应用

食品工业的发展直接关系到人类生活的质量和安全。伴随着人类基因组计划的实施,作为世界学科发展前沿的基因组学正在高速发展,其在食品工业中的应用也受到广泛关注。简要介绍了基因组学在食品工业中的应用,主要是提高食品的营养价值,即开发高营养的食品原料和改善食品工业生产相关微生物的功能特性。     

Nitrate-reducing microorganisms in milk products and human milk

The quantitative determination of nitrate-reducing microorganisms in food is important because of their role in the formation of N-nitroso compounds and methemoglobin. The total counts of microorganisms and the counts of nitrate-reducing microorganisms were assayed in various milk products and in human milk by the method of the most probable numbers using nitrate broth medium. The mean value and standard deviation of the nitrate-reducing microorganisms were the following: in pasteurized milk 3.4 +/- 1.1 log/ml (in spring and summer 4.2 +/- 1.1, and in winter 2.8 +/- 0.6 log/ml), in kefir "Tallinn' 2.9 +/- 1.1 log/ml, in fat kefir 2.9 +/- +/- 0.7 log/ml, in sour milk 3.9 +/- 0.5 log/ml, in fresh milk 4.6 +/- 0.6 log/ml and in human milk 2.7 +/- +/- 1.1 log/ml. The amount of nitrate-reducing microorganisms in pasteurized milk of the spring-summer period and in fresh milk was significantly higher than in human milk. The mean count of nitrate-reducing microorganisms in human milk is regarded as a maximum permitted count of these organisms in milk for bottle-fed sucklings. For them and for atrophic gastritis patients pasteurized or fresh milk should be boiled.     

含24种乳抗体免疫乳的制备

以24株人肠道病原菌（包括病原性大肠杆菌12株、沙门氏菌8株、志贺氏菌3株、小肠结肠炎耶尔森氏菌1株）作为抗原，对乳牛进行系统免疫，免疫乳与非免疫乳乳中IgG含量无显著差异。系统免疫并不增加乳中IgG的含量，但IgG的抗体特异性大大增强，所得的免疫初乳中乳抗体对24种不同病原菌的凝集价为2^8-2^12，为普通初乳中乳抗体凝集价的32－256倍；免疫常乳中乳抗体对24种不同病原菌的凝集价为2^5-2^8，为普通乳中乳抗体凝集价的8－128倍。     

乳及乳制品加工中的美拉德反应

针对乳及乳制品在加工和储藏过程中由于发生美拉德反应不仅使乳制品的营养物质受到破坏，还产生对人体有害的物质，在很大程度上影响的乳制品的质量，对乳制品中美拉德反应的历程，产生的标志物及其测定方法等进行了的综述。     

N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase activity in whole milk and milk fractions

Experiment 1 was conducted to determine NAGase activity in skim, fat, and cell pellet fractions of foremilk and stripping milk from infection-free quarters. Changes in milk NAGase activity during a 12 h in vitro incubation were also determined. Eight cows, two quarters per cow, were used. One quarter of each cow received an intramammary infusion of oyster glycogen. N-Acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase activity was highest in stripping milk and in milk from infused quarters. The percentages of NAGase activity in skim, fat, and cell pellet fractions were 62.6, 22.4, and 12.6. The NAGase activity of milk incubated in vitro did not significantly change over time. Experiment 2 was conducted to determine if neutrophils lost NAGase activity during extravasation into milk. Leukocytosis was induced in infection-free quarters of five cows. The NAGase activities of peripheral neutrophils and milk neutrophils were not significantly different. Results from both studies suggest that the major source of milk NAGase is the mammary epithelial cell and that milk somatic cells contribute less than 15% of the total milk NAGase activity.     

乳中蛋白酶与UHT乳贮存中的胶凝现象

乳中的蛋白酶有2个主要的来源途径，乳中天然存在的蛋白酶和由某些微生物产生的蛋白酶，其中纤维蛋白溶酶和嗜冷菌产生的耐热性蛋白酶是存在于UHT乳中的主要蛋白酶，这些蛋白酶非常耐热，经UHT灭菌处理仍可存活。耐热性蛋白酶在UHT乳贮存中水解乳蛋白质从而导致了UHT乳的胶凝．简要介绍了纤维蛋白溶酶、嗜冷菌耐热性蛋白酶的性质、活性测定方法，论述了这些酶引起的UHT乳的胶凝性质、形成原因及影响因素，并提出了一些防止措施。     

Titrimetric studies on milk and milk products.

Potentiometric acid-base titration is a simple method that can be used successfully in the investigation of the protein system of milk and other protein-containing products. Its applications include the examination of conventional heating procedures, cheese ripening, the investigation of processed cheese and the effect of melting salts. The principle depends on the performance of pH-dependent phase transitions which are recorded by a single titration cycle and evaluated quantitatively by means of hysteresis loops.