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New Book on Quality Control of Animal Products

Handbook of Quality Control of Dairy and Meat Products

Authors: Sudhi Ranjan Garg and Vijay J. Jadhav

Publisher: Biotech Books, New Delhi

Publication year: 2012

ISBN: 978-81-7622-243-3

Food safety is an increasingly important public health issue that has rising consumer concern all over the world. National and international agencies are constantly intensifying their efforts to improve food safety and quality everywhere. Strict quality control measures are necessary at all stages of the food supply chain to ensure that food supplies are nutritious and safe with good shelf life. Inspection of the food processing plants and food establishments, collection of food samples and laboratory analysis of the samples by the food regulatory agencies is indispensable to establish that necessary control measures for food quality and safety are taken by the manufacturers and distributors. This handbook is a humble attempt to elaborate the procedures and techniques of inspection and analysis of dairy and meat products in a simple but systematic manner.

Contents

1. Sanitary collection of milk samples and rapid quality evaluation tests
2. Grading of milk by dye reduction tests
3. Evaluation of adequacy of pasteurization of milk
4. Microbiological examination of raw and pasteurized milk
5. Microbiological examination of milk products
6. Detection of adulterants in milk
7. Detection of preservatives in milk
8. Isolation and identification of organisms of public health significance from milk and milk products
9. Detection of antimicrobial residues and toxic chemicals in foods
10. Evaluation of dairy plant sanitation
11. Ante-mortem inspection of food animals in abattoir
12. Components of a modern abattoir
13. Procedure of slaughter and dressing
14. Post-mortem inspection of animals in abattoir
15. Sampling of meat and meat products
16. Examination of physical quality of meat
17. Sensory evaluation of fish quality
18. Hygienic quality assessment of meat and meat products
19. Examination of meat and meat products for pathogenic bacteria
20. Identification and differentiation of meat species
21. Inspection of abattoirs, meat processing plants, marketing centers and food service establishments

New Book on Capacity Building of Veterinary and Livestock Sector

Veterinary and Livestock Sector: A Blueprint for Capacity Building

Edited by: Sudhi Ranjan Garg

ISBN 978-93-81226-09-4, Publication year 2012

Publisher: Satish Serial Publishing House, Delhi-110033

Livestock sector is indispensable for food security and well-being of the society. A number of disciplines of Veterinary and Animal Sciences are involved in the task of sustainable development of livestock health, production, food safety and public health. There has been rapid progress in intellectual understanding and accomplishments but the real goals can be achieved only by putting the knowledge into practice at a faster pace to catch up with the changing scenario of global food market, transborder animal infections, zoonotic diseases, public health threats and biological disasters. Based on the gap analysis, this book provides blueprints and action plans envisaged by the top academicians, scientists, administrators and planners for future developments in veterinary and livestock sector. 

Contents

1. Diverse Roles of Contemporary Veterinarians - Sudhi Ranjan Garg 
2. Food Security and Sustainable Development through Livestock Products - J. Sahoo and S.R. Garg 
3. Dairy Research and Development: Challenges Ahead - A.K. Srivastava, Shiv Prasad, A.K. Singh and Smita Sirohi 
4. Sheep and Goat Research: Accomplishments and Future Strategies - P.K. Rout, D. Swarup and M.C. Sharma 
5. Action Plan for Capacity Building of Meat Sector - N. Kondaiah 
6. Rabbit Farming for Sustainable Development - Ved Prakash 
7. Animal Genetic Resources: Conservation, Utilization and Sustainable Development - A.S. Khanna 
8. Nutritional Strategies for Raising Livestock Productivity - A. Sahoo 
9. Tackling Drug Residues in Animal Products - R.C. Patra 
10. Modernization of Veterinary Healthcare Services - P. Dhanapalan and P. Selvaraj 
11. Application of Veterinary Surgical Procedures in Rural Settings - Narinder Singh Saini and Jitender Mohindroo 
12. Mitigation of Infertility in Dairy Animals - R.K. Chandolia 
13. Strategies for Elimination of Rabies - Sudhi Ranjan Garg 
14. Brucellosis: The Future Course of Action - D.K. Singh 
15. Strategic Control of Peste Des Petits Ruminants - R.P. Singh 
16. Bluetongue Control: Indian Perspective - Gaya Prasad and Minakshi 
17. Foot and Mouth Disease Control - R. Sharma and N.K. Kakker 
18. Action Plan for Control of Haemorrhagic Septicaemia and Pasteurellosis - A.A. Kumar and S.B. Shivachandra 
19. Strategies for Mastitis Control - Anshu Sharma and Rajesh Chhabra 
20. Poultry Disease Control Strategies - F.R. Sheriff 
21. Applications of Information and Communication Technology in Livestock Sector - Abdul Samad, Prashant Murdeshwar and Zohaib Hameed 
22. Bioinformatics: A Modern Tool in Livestock Health and Production - M.L. Sangwan 
23. Applications of Geoinformatics in Animal Health - Arun K. Sangwan 
24. Ethnoveterinary Medicine - N. Punniamurthy 
25. Surveillance in Veterinary Medicine - L. Gunaseelan 
26. Essentials of Necropsy and Diagnostic Material Collection - R.P. Gupta, Deepika Lather and Vikas Nehra 
27. Intersectoral Coordination for Control of Zoonotic Infections - B.R. Singh, Vidya Singh and S.R. Garg 
28. Occupational Risk Alleviation in Livestock Sector - B. Sunil and K. Vrinda Menon 
29. Capacity Building of Veterinarians for Disaster Response - S.R. Garg and V.J. Jadhav 
30. Role of Financial Institutions in Livestock Development - D.V. Deshpande 
31. Veterinary Legislations for Good Governance - Renu Gupta, Sandeep Kumar and S.R. Garg 
32. Future Needs of Veterinary Education - R. Prabakaran and J. John Kirubaharan