Exam gloves - if hand milking use a new clean pair of gloves for each doe.
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Milk check wipes or baby wipes make cleaning the udder easy and since they are disposable they limit transfer of contaminants between does.
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Strip cup - use this cup to strip out fore milk prior to milking. The mesh screen allows easy observation of abnormalities in the milk such as flakes, clumps or blood clots.
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Teat dip and sprays are used to reduce bacterial contamination of the teat. I prefer to use Fight Back teat spray for ease of use. If using spray ensure that enough spray is used to make full contact with the teat.
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Stainless steel milk pails and milk cans can be easily cleaned and sanitized before and after use to minimize bacterial contamination of the milk. These tools can easily be sanitized in most dishwashers by choosing their "sanitize" cycle setting.
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Milk should be filtered directly after milking either with a separate filter such as this example. Milk can also be filtered with an in line filter when milking with a machine.
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A scale is a very useful addition to the milk parlor to measure and record milk production. This scale can be sent to your DHIA for certification to be used with formal DHI testing.
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CUatLilRedBarn Quickie Born: March 2020 Moonspotted Sire: Old Mountain Farm Pumpernickel SS: Old Mountain Farm Samson SD: Old Mountain Farm French Toast Dam: Cuatlilredbarn Quincy 5*M DS: CH Wood Bridge Farm Undeniable ++B DD: SGCH Cuatlilredbarn Gwenn Quinn 4*M 2017 ADGA Reserve National Champion Quickie’s dam CUatLilRedBarn Quincy 5*M is the daughter of the ADGA National Reserve Champion SGCH CUatLilRedBarn Quinn *4M VEEE91. Quincy has great milk production, ranking in the 91st percentile. Quickie’s sire is Old Mountain Pumpernickel dam Old Mountain Farm French Toast 5*M has a very impressive mammary system and appraised VEEE 90. |
CU at Lil Red Barn Quincy 5*M
* photo credit CU at Lil Red Barn |