DETERMINATION OF INFECTIOUS CONDITION IN A MILK GLAND DURING MILKING

摘要

Infection in a milk gland causes milk obtained to be discarded, and this disrupts a normal milking operation. The detection of an infection is efficiently made by observing the presence of clots in the milk. Frequently this is performed by observation of clots on a contrasting background. According to the invention the detection is performed by measuring and monitoring the resistance to flow through a substrate (8) on which the clots are deposited and partly block the passage. The results of the measurements are used to control CIP operations on the equipment that has been in touch with milk from an infected milk gland.