2017-2018 / ANIM0016-1

Milk technology

Duration

22h Th, 2h FT

Number of credits

 Master in agricultural bioengineering (120 ECTS)2 crédits 

Lecturer

Marianne Sindic

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Milk structure an composition. Milk quality. Milk collection and on-farm handling. Cleaning and disinfection in dairy industry. Dairy products and their making technologies.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To illustrate across the example of the dairy industry the quality aspects in relation to the technology in food industries and the strict relationship between food technology and raw material properties. After completing the course, the student is expected ,on the basis of "milk" module example, to be able to establish the relations between the raw agricultural materials production and the constraints linked to an optimal valorization of these products by downstream industries.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

-- BIAA001-1 - Techniques of food preparation and preservation

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Lectures : 12h Practical Works : 4h Field-study trip and visits : 3h

Recommended or required readings

Notes de cours + power-point Lait et produits laitiers, coord. F.M. Luquet Tomes 1 et 2, Ed Lavoisier

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination (100%)

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Sindic Marianne (Professeur) Unité Analyse, Qualité et Risques
Laboratoire Qualité et sécurité des produits agro-alimentaires
081 62 23 06 marianne.sindic@ulg.ac.be