Resources

Useful Links and Additional Resources

• Cornell Food Safety Laboratory and Milk Quality Improvement Program: https://foodsafety.foodscience.cornell.edu/
• Digital Dairy: A central hub for digital tools that improve dairy processing and products: https://foodsafety.foodscience.cornell.edu/digital-dairy/
• Milk Spoilage Model: https://foodsafety.foodscience.cornell.edu/digital-dairy/fluid-milk-spoilage-model/spore-spoilage-model/
• Food Microbe Tracker: https://www.foodmicrobetracker.net/login/login.aspx
• Organic @ Cornell website: https://organic.cals.cornell.edu/
• Rodale Institute: https://rodaleinstitute.org
• NOFA-NY: https://www.nofany.org/

Journal Articles (click on the links to read the abstracts)

• Kent, D. J.,  K.Chauhan,  K.J.Boor, M.Wiedmann, N.H.Martin. 2016. Spore test parameters matter: Mesophilic and thermophilic spore counts detected in raw milk and dairy powders differ significantly by test method.Journal of Dairy ScienceVolume 99, Issue 7, July 2016, Pages 5180-5191. Available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030216301618
• Martin, N.H., David J.Kent, Rachel L.Evanowski, Tristan J., Zuber Hrobuchak, Martin Wiedmann. 2019. Bacterial spore levels in bulk tank raw milk are influenced by environmental and cow hygiene factors. Journal of Dairy Science. Volume 102, Issue 11, November 2019, Pages 9689-9701. Available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030219307167.
• Miller, R. A. D.J. Kent, K. J. Boor, N. H., Wiedmann, M. M. 2015. Different management practices are associated with mesophilic and thermophilic spore levels in bulk tank raw milkJ. ournal of Dairy Science. Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2015, Pages 4338-4351. Available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030215003082
• Miller, Rachel A., David J.Kent, Matthew J.Watterson, Kathryn J.Boor, Nicole H.Martin, Martin Wiedmann. 2015. Spore populations among bulk tank raw milk and dairy powders are significantly different. Journal of Dairy Science. Volume 98, Issue 12, December 2015, Pages 8492-8504. Available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030215007511.
• Murphy, S.I., D. Kent, N.H. Martin, R.L. Evanowski, K. Patel, M. Godden, M. Wiedmann. 2019. Bedding and bedding management practices are associated with mesophilic and thermophilic spore levels in bulk tank raw milk. Journal of Dairy Science. Volume 102, Issue 8, August 2019, Pages 6885-6900. Available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030219305223
• S.N.Masiello, D.Kent, N.H.Martin, Y.H.Schukken, M.Wiedmann, K.J.Boor. 2017. Longitudinal assessment of dairy farm management practices associated with the presence of psychrotolerant Bacillales spores in bulk tank milk on 10 New York State dairy farms. Journal of Dairy Science. Volume 100, Issue 11, November 2017, Pages 8783-8795. Available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030217308056
• Watterson, M. J. D.J. Kent, K.J.Boor, M.Wiedmann, N.H.Martin. 2014. Evaluation of dairy powder products implicates thermophilic sporeformers as the primary organisms of interest. Journal of Dairy Science Volume 97, Issue 4, April 2014, Pages 2487-2497. Available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030214000794.