Milk testing for quality assurance is an essential component of any milk processing industry. Pricing of milk is mainly based on the percentage level of fat and solids-not-fat (SNF) contents. Different types of lactometers and different formulae are in use for estimating SNF and TS percentage. Gravimetric method is the standard and accurate method for estimation of SNF. However, this method is time consuming and demands a better analytical skill. Therefore, this study was undertaken to develop a suitable formulae and validation of the same. In this study total 339 milk samples (154 individual and pooled milk samples from Deoni and HF cow from Institute Livestock Research Centre, 135 individual and pooled buffalo milk samples from Yelahanka and Chikkaballapura, 25 commercial samples from Experimental dairy Plant and 25 Market samples) were collected and analyzed. |
