Milking Parlors

This guideline provides a practical discussion, for the dairyman, equipment specialists and certified equipment dealers of the installation, cleaning, and sanitizing of large milking systems.

This guideline provides information on the common tests used for evaluating the quality of raw milk.

This directory is a compilation of resource people who work with dairy housing and/or milking systems.

This guideline presents the merits of the sediment test, standards, details on performing the test, instructions on how to produce clean milk, and concludes with a brief statement about filtering milk.

This guideline describes proper production and sampling techniques, on the farm, in the tank truck and at the plant, to prevent the addition of water to milk as well as correct laboratory testing procedures to aid in its accurate detection.

This guideline briefly discusses the significance of the problem of high somatic cell count (abnormal milk).

This guideline on dairy farm inspection contains the sanitation requirements for Grade A raw milk for pasteurization.

This guideline offers a discussion of good teat disinfection popularly referred to as teat dipping.

This guidelines provide much useful information for selecting and constructing elevated and mechanized milking parlors.

This guideline is a supplement to Guideline 54 The Selection of Elevated Milking Parlor.

This guideline deals specifically with sizing dairy farm water heaters for cleaning pipeline milker systems.

This guideline provides information to assist in the evaluation of dairy processing, packaging and handling equipment, or machinery in meeting the appropriate sanitary criteria.

This guideline raises a wide range of questions-from mundane to complex-regarding what issues need to be addressed when considering a dairy complex.

This guideline provides a practical discussion, for dairymen and certified equipment dealers, of the installation, cleaning and sanitizing of small ruminant milking systems.

This guideline provides a practical discussion, and working resource for dairy farmers and industry persons who are involved in working with non-electric Amish farms.

This PowerPoint on CD guideline explains the reasons, and methods needed for the production of high quality milk with low somatic cell counts. Now also available as a downloadable Digital PDF file.

This Spanish language PowerPoint CD guideline explains the reasons, and methods, needed for the production of high quality milk with low somatic cell counts. Now also available as a downloadable Digital PDF file.

This guideline reviews methods and procedures for developing a cost effective milking parlor system that effectively utilizes existing resources and can be planned as the first step in a long range improvement plan.

This is a general guideline covering the practice of direct loading of milk from the milking parlor into a bulk milk tanker and the issues involved.

This guideline is designed to give some general information about proper milking procedures that allow for production of high quality milk, protect the health and well being of cows, and provide an efficient milking routine for herd managers and personnel.