Influence of Technological Equipment for Primary Milk Processing on Milk Quality

Abstract

As a result of the conducted research, it was found that the technological equipment for primary milk processing significantly affected physical and chemical parameters of milk. Namely, in terms of somatic cells, higher-quality milk was obtained from a group of cows at MTF “Unibox”, where a pre-cooler and the second stage of milk purification were used, and in cows at MTF “Westphalia” this indicator was approaching the maximum permissible value for the "extra" variety (300 thousand/cm3). The indicator of bacterial contamination of milk at MTF “Unibox” was 9.4% lower compared to MTF “Westphalia”, due to the use of a fine milk filter.