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Milk fresh from the cow is virtually a sterile product.All post-milking handling must maintain the milk's nutritional value and prevent deterioration caused by numerous physical and biological factors.?

Milk fresh from the cow is virtually a sterile product. All post-milking handling must
maintain the milk’s nutritional value and prevent deterioration caused by numerous
physical and biological factors. In addition, equipment on the farm must be
maintained to government and industry standards. Most cows are milked twice a day,
although some farms milk three or four times per day. The milk is immediately cooled
from body temperature to below (5 ℃.), then stored at the farm under refrigeration
until picked by insulated tanker trucks at least every other day. The milk tanker driver
records the amount of milk and notes the temperature and the presence of any offodors. If the milk is too warm or has an off-odor, it will not be picked up, and the
farmer will have to feed it to his animals or dump it. When the milk is pumped into
the tanker, a sample is collected for later lab analysis.
 When the milk arrives at the milk plant, it is checked to make sure it meets the
standards for temperature, total acidity, flavor, odor, tanker cleanliness, and the
absence of antibiotics. The butterfat and solids-not-fat content of this raw milk is also
analyzed.