The Veterinarian's Role in Maintaining Quality Assurance in Dairy Products

Abstract

Quality assurance in dairy products is a critical issue to the welfare and survival of the dairy industry in the United States. And the responsibility for providing a safe, wholesome and desirable milk product lies squarely on the shoulders of each sector of the industry that is involved in bringing milk and dairy products to the consumer. Quality assurance must begin with the dairy farmer, the producer. It is simply not possible to start with poor quality milk at the farm and expect to have a high quality, desirable product on the grocery shelf. The dairy industry in general, and the producer in particular are coping with the quality assurance challenge. The veterinary practitioner can have significant input into the quality assurance issue.