Author(s): Mesquita, Maria da Conceição ; Martins, Maria Helena ; Goulão, Manuela ; Pedro, R. ; Martins, A. ; João, I. ; Rodrigues, Francisco ; Pintado, Cristina Santos
Date: 2022
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/8613
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
Subject(s): Water; Quality; Milking machine; Cleaning
The importance of providing quality water for cleaning milking machines and other equipment is perhaps one of the most overlooked factors in ensuring milk quality on most dairy farms. Water for cleaning in the dairy barn is used for different situations, including for the process of milking, which requires cleaning and disinfection of the milking equipment, the milking parlour, and the milk cooling tank. Many factors on dairy farms can contribute to contamination of the raw milk, and one of the major factors responsible for this contamination is the water used to clean the milking and storage equipment.
