Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez Campus. He has worked as a Soil Conservation Inspector and as a Research Assistant at Haryana Agricultural University and Ohio State University. He was the first agricultural engineer to receive the professional license in Agricultural Engineering from the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico, and was proclaimed as the “Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century” by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering. A prolific author and editor, he has written more than 200 journal articles and several textbooks and has edited over 70 books.Subrota Hati, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Dairy Microbiology Department at the SMC College of Dairy Science, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India. He has expertise in purification and characterization of food-derived bioactive peptides and probiotic fermented dairy foods. He has also worked at Mother Dairy, India, as a Quality Assurance Executive. He has published many research papers, review articles, and technical articles in various national and international peer-reviewed journals and also published book chapters and edited two books. Dr. Hati has presented many abstracts at various national and international seminars and conferences.

“Covers all the aspects on recent happenings in the dairy and food industry. This edited book has been compiled with chapters from scientists working in different disciplines in dairy science and technology on the functional milk proteins, functional cheese, probiotics, and functional dairy beverages, mechanization of dairy processing, non-thermal technology, antibiotic resistant pathogens, and quality and safety of dairy foods. A useful guide for upgrading knowledge and concepts on recent happenings in dairy science and technology.”—Yogesh Khetra, PhD, Professor, National Dairy Research Institute, India

• Part 1: Functional Bioactivities Of Milk Products 1. Functional Properties of Milk Proteins 2. Composite Dairy Foods: Scope, Applications, and Benefits 3. Functionality Enhancement in Cheese Part 2: Novel Technologies In Processing Of Milk Products 4. Emerging Trends in Concentration and Drying of Milk and Milk Products 5. Technological and Biochemical Aspects of Ghee (Butter Oil) Part 3: Technological Advances In Fermented Milk Products 6. Functional Fermented Milk-Based Beverages 7. Biofunctional Yoghurt and Its Bioactive Peptides 8. Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens in Milk and Milk Products Part 4: Quality And Safety Of Milk Products 9. Quality and Safety Management in the Dairy Industry 10. Genetic Improvement of Dairy Starter Cultures and Lactic Acid Bacteria 11. Metabolic Engineering of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) 12. Metabolites of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) for Food Biopreservation 13. Shelf-Life Extension of Fermented Milk Products 14. Probiotics: From Science to Technology 15. Applications of Probiotics in Dairy Food Products