Research Lab
Ana I. Garzón
Javier Caballero
Equipment
Formagraph™ Lactodinamograph
Fossomatic™ Minor cell counter
Milko-Scan™ FT-120
NovaSpec ® II UV-spectrophotometer
Thermo Scientific™ Biomate 3 spectrophotometer
Konica Minolta CM-2600d portable spectrophotometer
PCE-CSM2 Colorimeter
Hermle Z 383 K high speed centrifuge
LAN-7K/8 Microtube Centrifuge
Crisson Basic20 ® pHmeter
Hanna® Halo2 wireless pH tester for cheese
Edenox BMSM-211 with 12 individual cheesemaking vats
240-Lt Cheese ripening cabinet
Precisterm® thermostatic bath
Selecta® incubator for bacteriological culture
Selecta® MED20 Autoclave
Rainin® EDP-Plus™ electronic pipette
Pipetman Classic™ variable volume micropipettes
Analyses and services offered
Compositional analysis of milk from domestic ruminants
Monitoring of milk coagulation
Determination of the hygienic quality of milk
Electrophoresis of milk proteins: caseins and serum proteins
Quantification of proteolytic activity: endogenous enzimes in milk
Elaboration and manufacture of experimental cheeses
Evaluation of models for technological efficiency of milk
Collaborators
Since its creation in 2001, the UCO Dairy Laboratory has collaborated with a wide range of institutions, laboratories and breeder associations.