Advice on the care and cleaning of milking units

The seventh installment in the University of Wisconsin Milk Quality “Milking Systems and Parlor Management” series looks at the tools that dairy producers can use to ensure that milking and milk-handling equipment are not the cause of high bacteria counts in milk.

Click here for week SEVEN: Dairy Operators Guide to Milking Machine Cleaning and Sanitation.

Source: UW Milk Quality, Doug Reinemann

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