Handbook of Milk Production, Quality and Nutrition

Handbook of Milk Production, Quality and Nutrition emphasizes new applications to promote healthy milk production, processing, and product development in the milk industry, highlighting the role clean milk has in the prevention of health and disease. Sections cover the general aspects of milk production and its environmental impact on animal health, explain milk's global nutritional appeal and its role as a source of both macro and micronutrients for human health, address issues of lactose intolerance and how this ailment is perceived globally, and discuss milk's relevance on bone, ocular, and gut health.Finally, the book brings awareness to milk's microbial pathogens, toxins, and heavy metals, and health concerns, while also updating on regulatory health and nutrition claims and recent legislative developments. - Discusses the nutritional, physiochemical, and functional aspects of milk from farm-to-table - Highlights milk's role in bone, oral, and gut health - Details safe and clean milk production, processing, and quality management practices - Identifies various milk adulterations and their relevance to public health