Course details

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to autonomously perform and manage the dairy herd milking process in a manner that integrates key milking routines with required milk quality, food safety, dairy herd health and dairy cow welfare best practice for commercial Irish dairy herds.

Course Content

  • Evaluate the factors that affect milk composition, milk quality and food safety
  • Appraise best practice bio-security measures necessary to maintain a disease free herd
  • Assess situations where diseases in dairy cows pose risks to milk production and quality, to milking operator health, and consumer health
  • Assess legislative, and health and safety issues associated with milking
  • Report clearly on the implementation of any instructions and communications received in relation to the milking process and specific control measures
  • Utilise appropriate preparatory and post milking procedures for the milking process
  • Assess herd health pre-milking to identify cows which are on heat, lame or ill;
  • Utilise best practice procedures in regard to operator hygiene
  • Utilise recognised best practice procedures in regard to key cow pre and post milking procedures
  • Supervise the manual or automatic milking machine washing and rinsing procedure
  • Manage the implementation of risk assessment and hazard control.
Updated on 08 November, 2015

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