Practices on Clean Production

Preparation and source Hygiene Use a strip cup to check for mastitis Cut and groom hair around the udder Tie tails of animals when milking Sick animals should be milked last and their milk should not be mixed Hygiene of the milker The milker should be healthy,have short hair always,avoiding smokinh when milking The Milking Environment should be cleaned after every milking the animals should access the shade the shade should be permanent or movable Utensils Should be seamless as well as made of aluminium or stainless Animals that produce a lot of milk need a longer dry period, so that they can recover the nutrients they lost during the lactation period. During the dry period don’t give your animal grains, provide sufficient mineral leak as well as vitamins. The nanny should be given clean water adlib as water, takes a greater percentage in the milk.