Training for medium milk producers in Poltava oblast
Apr 24.2019
On April 22-23, 2019 a final training for medium farms that was the part of the series of trainings to ensure traceability and reduce the use of antibiotics in milk production was held in Poltava oblast.
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Training for medium milk producers in Vinnytsia oblast was held
Apr 24.2019
On April 18-19, 2019, regular training was held for medium farms producing milk in the Vinnytsia oblast, where the Milk Safety Project works with dairy processors of LLC “Loostdorf” and LLC "Azorel".
The theoretical part of the two-day training consisted of three blocks:
1) Requirements of the new food law for milk producers;
Training for medium milk producers in Mykolayiv oblast was held
Mar 27.2019
On March 25-26, 2019 the Milk Safety Project in cooperation with dairy processors Public Joint-Stock Company “Bashtanka Cheese Plant” and PJSC “Pervomayskiy Milk and Canning Complex” in the Mykolaiv oblast gathered medium farms for regular trainings. The key topics of the two-day training were:
- analysis of hazards in milk production and control at critical points;
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Training materials
Component 1 "Institutional Environment"
1. An introduction to risk assessment principles
2. Hazards identification and characterization along the dairy production chain in Ukraine
3. Introduction to basic concept of sampling and sample size
4. Introduction to disease occurrence principles and measures of central location
5. Introduction to epidemiological surveillance
6. Risk based surveillance-categorization
7. Risk factors for transmission of zoonotic diseases through milk or milk products
8. Sample size exercise
9. The nature of data
10. Introduction to Epidemiological Study Design
11. Introduction to Outbreak Investigation (focus on foodborne outbreak investigation)
12. Epidemiological Aspects of Laboratory Investigations
13. Epidemiological risk factors and the measures of association
14. Data collection
15. Database development and use
16. Bovine tuberculosis
17. Staphylococcus aureus
18. Introduction to risk assessment principles
19. How to conduct a risk assessment
20. Introduction to cross sectional study
21. Measures of disease spread
22. Use of multiple diagnostic tests (series and parallel interpretation)

Component 2 "Implementation"
1. Risk based inspection system
2. Animal welfare
3. Communication to farmers what to expect?
4. Best practices in dairy farms - introduction
5. Training of trainers training plan
6. Tricks and jokes to facilitate interaction among participants (for training purposes)
7. How to assess animal welfare
8. Dairy farming impact on the environment (the system of waste management)
9. Feeding and quality control of feed and water
10. Housing conditions
11. Herds managment and calf rearing
12. International perspectives of raw milk (quality and safety) monitoring and state control in European settings: Germany case
13. International perspectives of raw milk (quality and safety) monitoring and state control in European settings: Italy case
14. International perspectives of raw milk (quality and safety) monitoring and state control in European settings: Switzerland case

Component 3 "Private Industry"
1. Importance of milk safety and quality – economy
2. Importance of safe raw milk – policy level
3. Importance of safe raw milk – animal health
4. Importance safe raw milk – human health
5. Risk prevention of bad or unsafe milk
6. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Animal health and calf rearing
7. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Animal welfare and housing conditions
8. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Communication and training tips
9. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Documents and record keeping
10. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Feeding and quality of feed and water
11. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Milking hygiene quality and safety
12. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. MCP in Ukraine regulatory aspects
13. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Milk quality control and documentation
14. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Refrigeration and pasteurization their role for the control of food safety hazards
15. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. What should be tested at the MCP and how
16. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Somatic Cell Count and Total Microbial Count what do they mean, biologically and financially
17. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Equipment disinfection, and pest management
18. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Is personal hygiene part of this story
19. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Milk transportation best practice
20. Study visit Switzerland. Food inspection office of canton of Berne
21. Study visit Switzerland. Inspection in dairy processing plants
22. Awareness Workshop. Associations’ work in the dairy sector in Switzerland
23. Awareness workshop. Inspections - The Swiss Perspective
24. Awareness workshop. Quality based payment system for raw milk-official versus private controls in Switzerland
25. Awareness workshop. Inspections-Aspects beyond the Checklist
26. Awareness workshop Legal Frameworks in Raw Milk Control Responsibilities and Implementation in Switzerland


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