LABORATORY SECTION of AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE-STARA ZAGORA

Director

Prof. Dr Laleva Stayka
mar_k@abv.bg

Technical Manager (or contact person)

Totyo Kolev
totyo.kolev@abv.bg

Type of Milk

Cow milk, Goat milk, Ewe milk, Buffalo milk, and Other

Fields of competence related to analyzing milk

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

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, Dairy Fat Spreads, Edible Casein Products, and Fermented Milks

Purpose of the Analytical Activity in the Laboratory

Milk recording / Dairy Herd Improvement / Dairy genetic, Food safety and nutrition (protection of consumers), Research and development in dairy industry, and Education and teaching in dairy industry (schools, universities)