Dairy Basics: Milking
Milk it right! In response to industry, we have developed a new short course that is more affordable and flexible for all dairy farm staff.
Course Details:
This brand-new short course is made up of two face to face workshops and is suitable for:
- Farm Assistants
- Relief Milkers
- Experienced milkers who want to develop or refresh their knowledge in milking and dairy plant hygiene.
During the workshops you’ll hear from your expert dairy tutor about:
- Local and global reasons for excellent milk quality
- Preventing contaminants in milk and understanding withholding periods
- Milk quality testing and standards
- Understanding the milking plant and the function of the components
- The purpose of cleaning chemicals and the principles of effective plant washing
- Milk cooling systems and dealing with milk unsuitable for collection
- Teat-health and how to detect both clinical and sub-clinical mastitis
- Reading a tanker docket.
Graduates of this course will be able to:
- Describe and report on milking problems and the risks to on-farm milk quality
- Describe how to prevent and implement solutions to milk quality problems.
Fee: $425.50 (incl. GST) for all learners, no matter what visa or residency status you have!
Please note: this short course differs from standard Primary ITO training programmes and is a non-formal course. Therefore learners are not required to complete an assessment, and will be awarded a certificate of attendance once they have completed this course.