The main goal of the laboratory is:

Training of highly qualified specialists in the field of food safety to ensure an independent arbitration assessment of the quality of milk and dairy products produced or imported into the Republic of Kazakhstan.

- carrying out fundamental and applied scientific research, and contractual work in the field of food technology, microbiology and biotechnology;

- support for scientific projects of the University, ensuring accelerated scientific and technical development of new technologies and further provision of services in accordance with national and international standards;

- Instrumentation of scientific research of the University, training of highly qualified personnel, improving the efficiency of the educational process, passing the internship of students, implementing the results of research and development in the relevant industries and the educational process of educational institutions aimed at raising and stabilizing the agricultural sector of the economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The main task of the reference laboratory of dairy products is to train specialists who are proficient in the following methods:

- determination of the quality and safety of milk and dairy products in accordance with the international requirements of the Codex Alimentarius standard;

  - identification of methods of falsification of milk and dairy products (assortment, information, quantitative and qualitative);

- identification of components that reduce the acidity of milk and dairy products (soda, whey powder);

- detection of falsification of natural milk powder (the amount of maltose, the addition of soy protein);

- participation in the training and retraining of specialists;

- implementation of the acquired knowledge in the further activities of the universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- implementation of innovative projects;

- integration of the international scientific and technical space;

- development of scientific and technical cooperation with foreign countries and joint research on international programs;

- assistance in developing the scientific potential of the University

- carrying out laboratory research on the orders of enterprises and organizations of research centers and institutes of individual scientists and other individuals.

Price list for the provision of services

Examination of milk according to organoleptic, physico-chemical and microbiological indicators.

Physical and chemical indicators: mass fraction of protein, fat, density, acidity, degree of purity, temperature, etc.;

Educational services:

A new educational trajectory "Innovative technologies for determining the quality indicators of milk and dairy products" has been developed and introduced into the educational process, includes the following disciplines:

1. Methods for determining the falsification of milk and dairy products

2. Normative documentation of the quality of milk and dairy products

3. Quality control of milk and dairy products

4. Methods for preparing milk and dairy products

5. Confirmation of the quality of milk and dairy products

Base of practice for students of the EP "Technology of food products", "Biotechnology", "Food safety", etc.

1. Project "Modernization of the production processes of functional products based on cow's milk" Grant financing of projects for the commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities in conjunction with Bayserke-Agro LLP,

Implementation period 2019-2021, hands. project Serikbaeva A.D.

2. Project on the scientific and technical program: "Development of high-tech technologies for deep processing of agricultural raw materials in order to expand the range and yield of finished products per unit of raw materials, as well as reduce the share of waste in the production of products", implementation period 2020-2023., hands. project Serikbaeva A.D.

3. The project "Development of technologies for processing agricultural raw materials using Halal standards", implementation period 2021-2023. , hand project Serikbaeva A.D.

4. IRN: AP19579056, Project "Development of technology for obtaining therapeutic and preventive nutrition products based on mare's milk with immunomodulating properties" for 2023-2025 (passed through the competition on 04.05.2023), leader Boranbayeva T.K., and others.

Laboratory staff are project executors.

The total area of RLMP - 250 m2

Consists of 4 blocks:

- physico-chemical department (determination of acidity, density, protein content, carbohydrates, fat, etc.;

- liquid chromatography (determination of the content of antibiotics and vitamins);

- microbiological (analysis of dairy products for safety.)

- express analyzes (somatic cells and MILKOSCAN apparatus (16 milk parameters).

Technical equipment

As part of the FEO, the following equipment was purchased for the laboratory:

Somatic cell analyzer - Fossomatic 7

MilkoScan FT1 milk analyzer

Shimadzu LC-20 Prominence with spectrophotometric detector

Complex for nitrogen analysis according to Kjeldahl VELP

Automatic cryoscope CryoStar automatic comp. Funke-Gerber (Germany) incl.

Apparatus for fat extraction. Soxlet

Scales ATX224 analytical

Muffle furnace Т=1100°, V=8.2 l

Device for drying dishes PE-2000 (40°С)

Air sterilizer GP-40

Air thermostat TS-1/80 SPU

Scales ELB2000 electronic

pH meter 150MI, etc.

Plans and reports:

1 Assistance in conducting research work within the framework of teaching staff projects, PhD students and undergraduates (conducting laboratory research on project topics) - during the year

2 Conducting practical and laboratory work for undergraduates and undergraduate students of the Faculty of Technology and Food Safety - In accordance with the schedule for 2023-2024.

3 Publication of scientific articles in peer-reviewed international journals and filing applications for utility models.

4 Measures to prepare for laboratory accreditation, determine the scope of accreditation for the study of dairy products, conduct interlaboratory comparative tests. Submission of an application for laboratory accreditation for compliance with GOST ISO / IEC 17025 - 2019.

5 Participation in competitions for grant and program-targeted financing by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

6 Expansion of cooperation with research institutes and centers in the implementation of scientific research.

7 Provision of services for the study of the quality and safety of milk and dairy products to third parties, etc. (requires accreditation).

1. Employees of the laboratory Suleimenova Zh.M. and Dosimova Zh.B. passed through the competition for an internship under the "Bolashak" program for 10 months at the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

2. Laboratory staff submit an application for grant funding for 2023-2025. The application passed through the competition and was approved for funding. Development of technology for obtaining therapeutic and preventive nutrition products based on mare's milk with immunomodulatory properties

3. Dosimova Zh.B. submitted an article to the competition "Uzdik zhas galym" and received 1st place.