What should be done to have clean milk?

Griffin Kosgei milking his Dairy cow at his farm in Ngata, Nakuru county. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Dear Daktari, Thanks so much for your good articles on animal production and health. I like how you simplify otherwise technical topics into a very readable language. Kindly educate us a little bit on how to handle milk to avoid contamination. [George Kambaki, Maralal]

Thanks, George, for reading the Smart Harvest and also for your good question. Milk is a very sensitive product and there are various points during its production, handling and storage where contamination can happen. It is important to identify these points and put in place control measures to avoid contamination.