The dairy farms, whether bovine, buffalo, ovine or caprine species, are obviously the first step in a production chain that is subject to laws and regulations whose task is to ensure the final consumer a safe and guaranteed quality of the product purchased.
Consequently, all the establishments from which the milk will then be destined for human consumption comes must comply with structural and hygienic-sanitary requirements that cannot be separated from the care and welfare of the animals. If it is true that their correct nutrition is the first factor that influences milk production, it is equally true that the pre and post dipping cleaning treatments, therefore before and after milking (link to the article Post dipping and pre dipping: i products for the different milking stages), as well as those for the hygiene of the mammary implant are also important (link to the article The care of udders and teats in dairy animals).
Of equal importance, to avoid the onset of diseases in animals and to ensure them the necessary well-being is the cleanliness and hygiene of the facilities and shelters, as discussed above (links to the articles Disinfection of shelters: the hygiene of the stable and benefits for milk production and maintenance of milking facilities).
The tanks for containing milk
In the milk supply chain, after milking operations, which take place in dedicated rooms and the type of which depends on the structure and workforce capacity of the farm itself, the collected milk is filtered and conveyed into temperature-controlled tanks where it is cooled and conveyed.
It is at this point that the total bacterial load and the number of somatic cells present in the milk are determined with periodic sampling, which refer to the hygiene of the farm and the state of health the second. Only subsequently will the treatments that the milk will undergo be determined according to the intended intended use.
For the purposes of proper management of your farm, it is important to specify that it is necessary to intervene frequently to ensure cleanliness and hygiene in the farm itself, the only way to do this is by using certified products whose quality is consequently guaranteed.
Devidet s.r.l. has always worked on the creation of specific formulations to ensure hygiene in each aspect of milk production. Whether it is the cleaning of premises and environments (ALCAFOAM, SCHIUMACLOR, ACID FOAM) or that of surfaces or systems (D/S SPECIAL, DETERCIP, DISINCROSTANTE).