Dairy Technology Lab

	Head BVSc(SL), MSc(UK)
Dr. APDG Pathirana
Mr. K.K.J.S De Alwis	Livestock Officer NDT (Agri.),BSc.(Agri),MSc.(Food Science & Technology)
Mrs. R.D Wijesinghe	Development officer BA
Miss. W.A.P.P. Weeragalla	Research Assistant Diploma in Animal Husbandry
Miss. MVI Kumari	Research Assistant Diploma in Animal Husbandry
Mr. SRWAT Bandara	Laboratory Assistant
Mrs. S Rupasinghe	Laboratory Assistant

AIM: Provide support for dairy producers and processors to help them in their efforts to increase the quality of raw and processed milk and milk products and to assure the safety and wholesomeness of dairy products.

01.Technical services

1. Carry out research and development towards a sustainable livestock (dairy) industry
2. Provision of referral laboratory facilities and services for the livestock (dairy) industry
• Analytical & advisory services for Dairy Industry for quality assurance (as a 3rd party analysis acceptable to farmers and milk collectors) –on request.
• Testing of milk & milk products for Composition, Keeping Quality Adulterants, Physical Properties & microbiological quality.
• Assistance to establish basic milk quality testing facilities at regional level Veterinary Investigation Centres and any other organization.
• Requirements & specifications, analytical techniques, Milk adulteration testing kits & trainings.
• Assistance to calibrate milk analytical equipment & glassware.
• Standardization of analytical techniques used at field level.
• Carry out field investigations related into milk and milk product quality improvement.
• Development of value added dairy based products and processing techniques and introduce those techniques to dairy processing industry.
3. Provide technology expertise
4. Administration
5. Financial management