Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research Analytical Service

Director

Rusty Bishop

Technical Manager (or contact person)

Juan Romero

Type of Milk

Cow milk, Goat milk, and Ewe milk

Fields of competence related to analyzing milk

Training session organizer in laboratory techniques, Information provider on analytical methods, and Evaluation of analytical methods/instruments

Categories of analytical methods practised

Wet chemistry, Spectroscopic and routine methods, Chromatography, Physico-chemical methods, Biochemical methods (enzym., immuno., mol. biol.), Microbiological methods, Rheology, and Sensory Analysis

Milk and milk Products Tested

Liquid milk and whey (including raw milk, skim milk, homogenized,heat-treated, etc.), Butter, Cheese and Processed Cheese and Processed Cheese Preparations, Evaporated Milks and Sweetened Condensed Milks, Cream and Prepared Creams, Milk Powders, Cream Powder and Whey Powders, Edible Casein Products, Fermented Milks, Milk based desserts, and Composite foods with dairy ingredients

Purpose of the Analytical Activity in the Laboratory

Research and development in dairy industry and Education and teaching in dairy industry (schools, universities)