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The Relationship Between Milk Composition And Swiss Cheese Yields, Gheyath H. Majeed
The Relationship Between Milk Composition And Swiss Cheese Yields, Gheyath H. Majeed
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Eighty-five samples of milk and Swiss cheese made from the same milk were collected at Cache Valley Dairy Association, Smithfield, Utah, between August, 1979, and July, 1980. The weights of the milk, Swiss cheese and the trim were carefully recorded. The milk samples were analyzed for fat and protein, and the cheese samples were analyzed for fat, protein and moisture. An attempt was made to predict Swiss cheese yields from the fat and protein content of the milk and the moisture content of the cheese.
The data were analyzed statistically by Gauss-Newton non-linear least squares method of iteration. Three formulas …