TECHNOLOGY AND QUALITY CONTROL OF MILK AND ITS PRODUCTS is a core subject of specialist and scientific background on the biosynthesis and secretion of milk, composition, physicochemicals characteristic nutritional and microbiological characteristics, adulteration, quality management, of hygiene and safety of milk and its products, factors affecting the composition and the physicochemical characteristics of milk, microbiology of raw milk, growth micro-organisms, fermentations and mechanism of milk spoilage, hygiene of production, preservation and transportation of raw milk, technology, hygiene and quality control of pasteurized milk, of sterilized, condensed, powdered and chocolate milk, technology, hygiene and quality control of cheese, yogurt, cream, butter and ice cream, enzymes and microbial cultures used in the production of milk products, effect of processing methods in the composition and physicochemical characteristics of milk, its sampling milk and its products, hygiene of milk processing units, unit equipment milk processing, specifications, cleaning and disinfection, automation of processing units milk, utilization of by-products of milk processing units. Upon successful completion of the course, students should:

• understand the composition, the properties and the microbiology and health status of milk and its products,
• have become familiar with the quality characteristics of raw milk and the controls to ensure it of its quality,
• familiarize themselves with the technology and quality assurance of the main dairy products, know the basic categories of cheese,  know the basic defects/diseases of milk products
• recognize and manage the factors that affect the quality of milk and its products,
• can make products of milk,
• know the methods of preservation and processing of milk and their effect on this,
• know the techniques and methods applied to control the quality of milk and dairy products both during production and during their storage,
• perform all laboratory quality checks performed on milk and milk products