DETERMINATION OF ACETONE IN COW’S RAW MILK BY FLOW INJECTION AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHODS

An automatic flow injection (FIA) and two possible reference gas chromatographic (liquid and headspace sampling GC) methods including appropriate sample preparation were developed and validated for determination of acetone in milk. The methods were tested by preserved raw milk samples. The FIA results were compared with data obtained by GC determinations. It was found that FIA procedure is suitable for rapid automated measurement of acetone in the range of 0-5 mmol l-1 in milk, therefore it is a promising analytical method for ketosis monitoring in dairy farms.