Quality milk begins with attention to detail

As the National Dairy farm magazine, Hoard's Dairyman's Milk Quality E-source provides management information to dairy herd owners on producing top quality milk. Attention is paid to environmental factors, milking equipment handling, milking techniques, and the economic impact of high quality milk.

Environmental Considerations

Hoard's Dairyman: Mastitis control hinges on dry and fresh cow care
Hoard's Dairyman: Compost barns helping udder health and cow comfort
Hoard's Dairyman: Are solids a solid bedding?
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Hoard's Dairyman: The deeper the "mud", the dirtier the udder
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Maximize heifers’ udder health

Equipment and Handling Aspect

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Hoard's Dairyman: Keep teats protected from winter weather
Keep teats protected from winter weather
Hoard's Dairyman: The milking system checks you need
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Perfect your parlor dance
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In a holding pattern

Quality Control at Milking Time

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Hoard's Dairyman: Getting the mastitis numbers we need
Hoard's Dairyman Round Table: Low numbers add up to top quality milk
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Hoard's Dairyman: Ten tips to bolster milking performance
Hoard's Dairyman: Type of mastitis affects your loss
Hoard's Dairyman: Err on the side of safety to avoid milk residues
A lower bulk tank SCC needs individual action

Economic Results

Hoard's Dairyman article: Not all mastitis cases hurt us the same way
Hoard's Dairyman: Poor-quality milk has hidden costs

Award Winners

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Hoard's Dairyman: 2009 National Dairy Quality Award Winners
From more than 220 applicants, these operations stood out for having produced high-quality milk consistently. Applications were evaluated for measures of quality, systems of monitoring udder health, milking routine, protocols for detection and treatment of clinical and subclinical cases, and strategies...
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2010 National Dairy Quality Award Winners
Relentless attention to details sets these National Dairy Quality Award winners apart. They're on top of everything from fastidious stall care to meticulous milking and from frequent use of CMT paddles to painstaking dry-off procedures
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National Dairy Quality Award Winners 2011
Here's a detailed look at the practices of the five Platinum winners in the National Dairy Quality Awards competition. Meticulous milking is vital, but it takes concerted effort in all areas of herd care to produce the best milk in the nation
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National Dairy Quality Award Winners 2012
These farms pair preventative practices with effective mastitis treatment. The six Platinum winners in this year's National Dairy Quality Awards competition work closely with their veterinarians to create sound protocols and outstanding results