In this article, the physical and biological characteristics of raw animal and plant material for protein-inoil emulsion and the technology of the meat molecular product «Pressed horse meat in the form» were considered.

This article discusses the innovative direction of molecular food technology. The processes of gelation and spherification of substances for the formation of hemispheres of gel-like meat product were studied.

The article is devoted to the current problem of differential diagnosis of diseases of viral etiology in farm animals. Viral diseases are currently widespread, occupy a leading role in the infectious pathology of farm animals, causing enormous economic damage. Given the magnitude of animal vaccine prophylaxis, in order to increase the effectiveness of antiepizootic measures, the urgent issue i s the development of methods for the rapid and effective detection and differentiation of field and vaccine strains of the infectious rhinotracheitis virus in cattle. The possibility of using a polymerase chain reaction to identify and differentiate a vacc ine strain from epizootic strains and isolators of the cattle infectious rhinotracheitis virus is considered. In the process of research, a PCR-RFLP analysis method was developed to detect the IRT virus in the test material. The PCRRFLP analysis method was used to identify and differentiate the vaccine strain TK-A form epizootic strains and isolators of the cattle IRT virus. The principle of PCR, based on repeated repetition of DNA cycles, annealing and synthesis, which leads to an increase in the number of specific DNA fragments of the pathogen, allows you to take into account the results of PCR in an agarose gel. Analysis time is about 30 hours. The sensitivity of detecting viral DNA is 1-10 picograms (102 TCD). Due to characteristics such as relative simplicity and reaction rate, high sensitivity, specificity and reproducibility, PCR has recently become widespread in basic and applied research in various fields of biological science, including veterinary virology. The results obtained during the studies show that the use of PCR-RFLP allows to differentiate field and vaccine strains and isolates of the IRT virus with a high degree of reliability. The use of PCR -RFLP analysis increases the efficiency and informativeness of studies in the molecular epizootol ogy of cattle RTI, as it allows not only to identify the DNA of different virus strains regardless of their nature, but also to differentiate between them, including differentiating the strain TK-A used for the production of attenuated vaccines against epizootic strains and isolates of the virus.

The main problem: The rheological properties of calcium salts are of theoretical and practical interest for a modern researcher. The theoretical interest is primarily related to the search for general patterns and manifestations of the rheological properties of solutions of calcium salts. The practical component is based on the search for patterns and dependencies of the properties of solutions on the structure and composition of the object of study. Such chemicals as calcium salts are of particular practical interest, they are widely used in various fields, such as the food, chemical and pharmacological industries. Hydrophilic high-molecular solutions of alginates, namely calcium alginate, are actively used in the preparation of soft dosage forms, the manufacture of jelly masses in confectionery, act as thickeners in the food industry. They are characterized by a fairly high percentage of viscosity at low concentrations, bioavailability, prolonging effect, absence of irritating properties, biocompatibility with many polymers, which is especially important in the pharmaceutical industry and medicine. The use of calcium salts for these purposes is currently very promising, since these organic salts have a number of unique properties associated with gelation. Purpose: This paper contains the results of studying the features of the rheology of calcium alginate solutions. A concentration range of 0.1-0.7 % was chosen for the studies, which is sufficient to avoid gelation at room temperature. The dependence of viscosity on concentration, temperature (in the range of 25-45 °C) and shear rate were studied. Methods: Analysis of theoretical sources, observation, comparison of results. The rheological characteristics of the obtained substances were studied using a capillary viscometer. The measurements were carried out in the temperature range of 25-45°C. Results and their significance: it was found that there is a significant dependence of viscosity on concentration and temperature. For concentrations of 0.3 – 0.7 %, a similar type of dependence is observed, in contrast to solutions with a concentration of 0.1 % . Explanations of these dependencies were proposed.

This article discusses the current data on the biochemical properties of bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus and their use in industry, particularly in dairy production and biotechnology. Microorganisms of the genus Lactobacillus have antagonistic activity against pathogenic microorganisms and perform an immunomodulatory function. The positive effect of lactobacilli on human health explains their active use in probiotics. The positive effects of normal intestinal microflora and probiotics are mainly due to bifidobacteria and lactobacilli. In probiotic therapy, various types of bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus are used, such as: L. acidophilus, L. rhamnosus, L. plantarum, L. fermentum, L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, L. casei, L. paracasei. In recent years, the biotechnology of probiotics has been intensively developing - drugs used for the correction and prevention of microecological disorders in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and animals. An urgent issue is obtaining new data on the biological properties of lactobacilli, creating new probiotic preparations based on them using modified approaches to cultivation. The results of determining the species L. acidophilus L. casei, L. rhamnosus, L. paracasei, obtained by the classical biochemical identification method based on saccharolytic activity, complicating species identification, are comparable to the molecular genetic method. In the case of L. casei, L. rhamnosus, L. paracasei, it is necessary to carry out modern identification methods based on the polymerase chain reaction, since their biochemical properties are similar, which makes it difficult to carry out species identification. The molecular genetic method is a valuable addition to the intergeneric and species identification of lactobacilli, given the variability of the classical biochemical method.