Vol. 8 (6) : November-December 2017 issue
Green Farming Vol. 8 (6) : 1387-1392 ; November-December, 2017
Modification of Richmond formula for calculation of solids not fat/total solids in buffalo milk of various dairy plants of Gujarat State
KINJAL J. PATELa1*, VITTHAL R. BOGHRAb2 and VIJAY B. DARJIa3
aDepartment of Dairy Chemistry, S.M.C. College of Dairy Science,
bDepartment of Dairy Chemistry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand - 388 110 (Gujarat)
Designation : 1Senior Research Fellow *(kinpatel11@gmail.com), 2Associate Director, 3Associate Professor
Subject : Animal Husbandry, Veterinary & Dairy Sciences
Paper No. : P-6996
Total Pages : 6
Received : 23 September 2017
Revised accepted : 14 November 2017
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Citation :
KINJAL J. PATEL, VITTHAL R. BOGHRA and VIJAY B. DARJI. 2017. Modification of Richmond formula for calculation of solids not fat/total solids in buffalo milk of various dairy plants of Gujarat State. Green Farming Vol. 8 (6) : 1387-1392 ; November-December, 2017
ABSTRACT
In this study, TS/SNF in buffalo milk collected from five different dairy plants of Gujarat State were estimated using volumetric and gravimetric method. Two modified Richmond formulae for calculating TS/SNF have been proposed for each dairy plants. The specific equation worked out for individual dairy plant reflects the region specific chemical composition of milk, array of factors affecting milk composition, numbers of samples taken for working out formula and other unforeseen observations, which could be seen from correction factor ranging from 0.40 to 1.45 in M1 and 0.57 to 1.66 in M2 equation respectively to match with total solids measurements by official method for buffalo milks. The equation TS = CLR/4 + 1.25 F+ correction factor was more convenient and provided the TS/SNF values very close to the results for TS obtained by gravimetric method.
Key words :
Buffalo Milk, Correction factor, Lactometric and gravimetric method, Modified Richmond Formula, Total solids, Solid-Not-Fat.
