1. Component 1 “Institutional Environment”

    1. An introduction to risk assessment principles
    2. Hazards identification and characterization along the dairy production chain in Ukraine
    3. Introduction to basic concept of sampling and sample size
    4. Introduction to disease occurrence principles and measures of central location
    5. Introduction to epidemiological surveillance
    6. Risk based surveillance-categorization
    7. Risk factors for transmission of zoonotic diseases through milk or milk products
    8. Sample size exercise
    9. The nature of data
    10. Introduction to Epidemiological Study Design
    11. Introduction to Outbreak Investigation (focus on foodborne outbreak investigation)
    12. Epidemiological Aspects of Laboratory Investigations
    13. Epidemiological risk factors and the measures of association
    14. Data collection
    15. Database development and use
    16. Bovine tuberculosis
    17. Staphylococcus aureus
    18. Introduction to risk assessment principles
    19. How to conduct a risk assessment
    20. Introduction to cross sectional study
    21. Measures of disease spread
    22. Use of multiple diagnostic tests (series and parallel interpretation)

    Component 2 “Implementation”

    1. Risk based inspection system
    2. Animal welfare
    3. Communication to farmers what to expect?
    4. Best practices in dairy farms – introduction
    5. Training of trainers training plan
    6. Tricks and jokes to facilitate interaction among participants (for training purposes)
    7. How to assess animal welfare
    8. Dairy farming impact on the environment (the system of waste management)
    9. Feeding and quality control of feed and water
    10. Housing conditions
    11. Herds management and calf rearing
    12. International perspectives of raw milk (quality and safety) monitoring and state control in European settings: Germany case
    13. International perspectives of raw milk (quality and safety) monitoring and state control in European settings: Italy case
    14. International perspectives of raw milk (quality and safety) monitoring and state control in European settings: Switzerland case

    Component 3 “Private Industry”

    1. Importance of milk safety and quality – economy
    2. Importance of safe raw milk – policy level
    3. Importance of safe raw milk – animal health
    4. Importance safe raw milk – human health
    5. Risk prevention of bad or unsafe milk
    6. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Animal health and calf rearing
    7. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Animal welfare and housing conditions
    8. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Communication and training tips
    9. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Documents and record keeping
    10. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Feeding and quality of feed and water
    11. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Milking hygiene quality and safety
    12. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. MCP in Ukraine regulatory aspects
    13. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Milk quality control and documentation
    14. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Refrigeration and pasteurization their role for the control of food safety hazards
    15. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. What should be tested at the MCP and how
    16. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Somatic Cell Count and Total Microbial Count what do they mean, biologically and financially
    17. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Equipment disinfection, and pest management
    18. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Is personal hygiene part of this story
    19. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Milk transportation best practice
    20. Study visit Switzerland. Food inspection office of canton of Berne
    21. Study visit Switzerland. Inspection in dairy processing plants
    22. Awareness Workshop. Associations’ work in the dairy sector in Switzerland
    23. Awareness workshop. Inspections – The Swiss Perspective
    24. Awareness workshop. Quality based payment system for raw milk-official versus private controls in Switzerland
    25. Awareness workshop. Inspections-Aspects beyond the Checklist
    26. Awareness workshop Legal Frameworks in Raw Milk Control Responsibilities and Implementation in Switzerland
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