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The Babcock Test; A Review of the Literature¹

Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station

ABSTRACT

The Babcock method for estimating the fat content in milk was one of the outstanding contributions to Dairy Science. When this method was 21 years old, Russell (181) stated that it was the only test used in the United States and Canada and was introduced into Argentina and South America and accepted in Australia and New Zealand before it was adopted in this country.

The Babcock test has served the dairy industry for more than 50 years without significant changes in technic and procedure. However, the American Dairy Science Association in annual meeting in 1938 recommended a study of this method with the objective of evaluating its accuracy. This recommendation was made because the dairy industry had questioned the progressiveness of the method in comparison with other important technological advances. A committee of the American Dairy Science Association is studying the procedure of the Babcock test and a detailed report will be forthcoming.

¹ Published with the approval of the Director of the Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station.