FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY

QUALITY CONTROL IN FOOD PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Milk with a high leucocyte count can cause ____
A
reduced shelf life
B
increased rancidity
C
reduced cheese yield
D
all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Produced in your bone marrow, they defend your body against infections and disease. But, when there are too many white blood cells, it usually means you have infection or inflammation in your body. Less commonly, a high white blood cell count could indicate certain blood cancers or bone marrow disorders.

Detailed explanation-2: -A high white blood cell count usually means one of the following has increased the making of white blood cells: An infection. Reaction to a medicine. A bone marrow disease.

Detailed explanation-3: -The prime cause of increased cell count in an individual cow is bacterial infection in the udder or, in other words, mastitis. Once an infection occurs, the cow sends her defence cells (white blood cells) to the udder to fight the infection. These are the cells that are measured in a cow’s individual cell count.

Detailed explanation-4: -The majority of these cells in normal milk are cells from the udder secretory tissue (epithelial cells), and some are leukocytes (white blood cells). SCs represent the second line of defense, the first being the anatomical and chemical barriers of the teat apex and canal in the mammary gland.

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