What happens to the milk after the cow?
The raw milk is carried through pipes to a refrigerated storage tank in another room in the barn. Every second day, the raw milk is piped from the storage tank in the barn to a big, insulated milk truck for its journey to the dairy. When the milk truck arrives at the dairy, the raw milk is piped into another cold storage tank. A sample of milk is taken and it is tested for its milk fat content, flavour, odour and bacterial count. Raw milk must first be pasteurized before using. This process, which consists of heating milk quickly and then cooling it quickly, eliminates bacteria without changing the milk’s nutrient value.
