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TASK FORCE I - Farm Buildings & Equipment:

DPC001_Planning Dairy Stall Barns

DPC006_Natural Ventilation for Dairy Tie Stall Barns - NRAES

DPC015_Milking Center Wastewater

DPC027_Dairy Manure Management from Barn to Storage

DPC037_Planning Dairy Freestall Barns

DPC041_Milkrooms and Bulk Tank Installations

DPC042_Stray Voltage on Dairy Farms

DPC044_Guidelines for Mechanical Ventilation of Dairy Tie-Stall Barns

DPC045_Gravity Flow Gutter for Manure Removal in Milking Barns

DPC046_Dairy Odor Management

DPC054_The Selection of Elevated Milking Parlors

DPC054S_Construction Materials for Milking Parlors

DPC058_Sizing Dairy Farm Water Heater Systems

DPC066_Planning a Dairy Complex - 100+ Questions to Ask

DPC087_Low-Budget Milking Parlors Retro-Fitted in Old Tie-Stall Barns

DPC088_Facilities for Special Needs Animals

DPC106_On Farm Anaerobic Digesters - 100+ Questions to Ask

DPC108_Guidelines for Proper Cooling of Milk on Dairy Farms

DPC109_Automatic Milking Systems- Questions Dairymen Need To Ask

DPC110_Guidelines for Managing Compost Bedded-Pack Barns

TASK FORCE II - Plant Equipment & Procedures:

DPC008_Good Manufacturing Practices for Dairy Processing Plants

DPC013_Environmental Air Control and Quality for Dairy Food Plants

DPC014_Clean Room Technology

DPC025_Cleaning & Sanitation Responsibilities for Bulk Pickup & Transport Tankers

DPC029_Cleaning & Sanitizing in Fluid Milk Processing Plants

DPC035_Outline for Dairy Plant Waste Management

DPC053_Vitamin A and D Fortification of Fluid Milk

DPC055_Best Practices for Cheese Brine Systems

DPC061_Frozen Dessert Processing

DPC062_Resources for Dairy Equipment Construction Evaluation

DPC083_Bottling Water in Fluid Milk Plants

DPC090_On-farm and Small-Scale Dairy Products Processing

DPC100_Food Safety in Farmstead Cheesemaking

DPC103_Approving Milk and Milk Product Plants for Extended Runs

DPC105_Sealing Bulk Milk Tank Trucks

TASK FORCE III - Laboratory & Quality Control Procedures:

DPC007_Sampling Fluid Milk

DPC010_Maintaining and Testing Fluid Milk Shelf Life

DPC011_Sediment Testing and Producing Clean Milk

DPC016_Handling Dairy Products from Processing to Consumer

DPC017_Prevention of and Testing for Added Water in Milk

DPC021_Raw Milk Quality Tests

DPC024_Troubleshooting High Bacteria Counts of Raw Milk

DPC025_Cleaning & Sanitation Responsibilities for Bulk Pickup & Transport Tankers

DPC032_Component Test Variations in Raw Milk (Fat, Protein, Other Solids)

DPC033_Brucellosis & Other Milkborne Diseases

DPC038_Preventing Off-Flavors in Milk

DPC040_Controlling Fluid Milk Volume and Fat Losses

DPC050_Farm Bulk Milk Collection Procedures

DPC051_Controlling the Accuracy of Electronic Testing Instruments for Milk Components

DPC053_Vitamin A and D Fortification of Fluid Milk

DPC060_Trouble Shooting Microbial Defects in Dairy Processing Plants

DPC080_Food Allergen Awareness in Dairy Plant Operations

DPC099_Quality Assurance in Butter Manufacture

DPC111_Setup/Remodel of a QC Laboratory & Development of a QC Program

DPC112_Greening of the Dairy Lab

TASK FORCE IV - Regulatory Issues & Food Safety:

DPC043_Farm Tank Calibration and Checking

DPC089_FSMA Preventative Control Guidance

DPC091_Conducting and Documenting HACCP, SSOP's and Prerequisites

DPC092_Conducting and Documenting HACCP - Principle Number One: Hazard Analysis

DPC093_HACCP Principles #2 and 3, Critical Control Points and Critical Limits

DPC094_HACCP Principles #4 and 5, Monitoring and Corrective Action

DPC095_HACCP Principles #6 and #7, Establish Verification Activities and Records

TASK FORCE V - Milking Systems & Procedures:

DPC002_Effective Installation, Cleaning and Sanitizing of Basic Parlor Milking Systems

DPC004_Installation, Cleaning & Sanitizing of Large Parlor Milking Systems

DPC009_Fundamentals of Cleaning & Sanitizing Farm Milk Handling Equipment

DPC028_Troubleshooting Residual Films on Dairy Farm Milk Handling Equipment

DPC030_Potable Water on Dairy Farms

DPC041_Milkrooms and Bulk Tank Installations

DPC049_Pre- and Post-Milking Teat Disinfectants

DPC058_Sizing Dairy Farm Water Heater Systems

DPC079_Non-Electric Dairy Farms

DPC085_Six Steps to Success – Low SCC Milk (English & Spanish)

DPC097_The Direct Loading of Milk from the Milking Parlor into Bulk Milk Tankers

DPC098_Milking Procedures for Dairy Cattle

DPC101_Farmer's Guide to High Somatic Cell Counts in Cattle

DPC102_Installation, Cleaning and Sanitizing of Tie Barn Milking Systems

DPC108_Guidelines for Proper Cooling of Milk on Dairy Farms

DPC109_Automatic Milking Systems- Questions Dairymen Need To Ask

TASK FORCE VI - Small Ruminants:

DPC018_Field Person's Guide to Troubleshooting High Somatic Cell Counts

DPC059_Production and Regulation of Quality Dairy Goat Milk

DPC070_Small Ruminant Milking Systems

DPC071_Guideline for Somatic Cell Counts in Sheep

DPC072_Guideline for Somatic Cell Counts in Goats

DPC073_Layout of Dairy Milkhouses for Small Ruminant Operations

DPC074_Guideline for NCIMS Requirements for the Inclusion of Other Dairy Species into PMO

DPC075_Direct Microscopic Examination of Milk from Small Ruminants – Power Point

DPC076_Out-Of-Season Breeding for Goats

DPC078_Biosecurity for Sheep and Goat Dairies

DPC100_Food Safety in Farmstead Cheesemaking

DISCONTINUED GUIDELINES

DPC012_NRAES Tunnel Ventilation

DPC015_NRAES Waste Water Handling

DPC022_Control of Antibacterial Drugs and Growth Inhibitors in Milk and Milk Products

DPC027_NRAES Manure Management

DPC034_Butterfat Determination of Various Products

DPC036_Farm Inspections