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Preface to the Second Edition
The dairy industry continues to consolidate, with mergers reducing the number
panies producing dairy products. The number of dairy farms is also de-
creasing, but the remaining farms are larger and the volume of milk they produce
is increasing slowly. The amount and variety of dairy products are also increasing,
and, in fact, new products are regularly introduced into the marketplace.
As the industry continues to evolve, so does dairy microbiology. This sec-
ond edition of Applied Dairy Microbiology reflects that evolution and provides
the reader with the latest available information. There are now 18 chapters, rather
than the 14 found in the first edition. Nearly all chapters that appeared in both
editions have been revised and updated.
Chapter 1, ‘‘Microbiology of the Dairy Animal,’’ contains more informa-
tion on Escherichia coli 0157:H7 and a discussion of bovine spongiform encepha-
lopathy. Chapter 2, ‘‘Raw Milk and Fluid Milk Products,’’ has been rewritten
by new authors and contains mu