OCR Text |
Show Contamination of Milk Quite Easy to Prevent From the act of milking, as well as from any subsequent handling, milk may become contaminated. If the udder ud-der and flanks of the cow are covered with dirt from yard or stable, the process of milking will dislodge a greater or less amount of this filth, causing it to fall into the milk pail. Everything that comes into contact with the milk, such as pails, strainers, cans, etc., may be a source of trouble If not kept clean and dry. Milking with wet hands always results in contamination con-tamination of the milk and should not be practiced. The flanks and udders of the cows should be carefully wiped with a damp cloth before milking in order to remove dust and dirt which would otherwise fall into the milk. The cows should not be groomed, bedded or fed just prior to milking, because by so doing the air becomes laden with dust, which gets into the milk. |