On-Farm Bulk Milk Tanks

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Hauler Number

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Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer for each question.

When should a milk hauler wash their hands and dry them on a clean paper towel? *

Immediately before measuring or sampling the milk.

Upon arriving on a farm

Before they touch any of the hauling equipment

The sample container should be labeled with which of the following items: *

Date, time, temperature, producer’s identification, route number

Dipstick reading, producer’s number and temperature

Producers number, temperature and date

Producers number, date, time, temperature and hauler’s identification

Temperature, producer’s number and haulers identification

How should the temperature control or pilot sample be correctly labeled? *

“Temperature control”; “TC”; or “pilot”

Name of farm and “TC”

“Check temperature using this sample”

Producer number, hauler ID, date, time, temperature and “TC”

Which sampling plan provides for one sample that can be used for all laboratory analysis? *

Bulk tank sampling plan

Sanitary sampling plan

Once a month sampling plan

Universal sampling plan

What is the temperature control or pilot sample used for? *

Provide extra milk for testing

Check for antibiotics in the milk

Check the temperature of the milk samples at any time

Determine added water content

Why should all sample containers be filled not to exceed ¾ their capacity? *

Obtain enough milk for testing purposes.

Leave room to agitate the sample before lab testing.

To keep them from spilling

All of the above

Milk samples are required to be kept at what temperature? *

Stored milk samples do not need to be protected against contamination. *

True

False

When the milk line on the measuring stick is exactly between two lines, what should the hauler do? *

Read to the nearest even number.

Insert the measuring stick again and repeat until you get it on a line

Make your best guess on how much milk is in the tank

Round up to nearest whole number

To obtain an accurate measurement of the milk in the farm bulk tank, it is necessary to get: *

One true reading

At least two consecutive identical readings

Compare readings with the producer

Three readings and record the middle one

If the farm tank was not completely emptied when your truck tank is full, you should: *

Wait until the next scheduled pick up at the farm and try to empty it then.

Return to the farm and empty the tank before the producer adds any additional milk.

Insist that the producer buy a bigger tank.

Load all you can on your truck and let the rest go to the floor drain.

If the outlet valve of a farm bulk tank has been leaking, the hauler should do what? *

Carefully attach the milk transfer hose to collect all of the milk

Don’t use the valve until it is repaired

Rinse and sanitize the valve before connecting the milk hose.

When attaching the truck loading hose to the bulk tank outlet, where should the hose end plug should be? *

Placed in the hand sink

Set in an upright position on the floor

Placed off of the floor to prevent contamination

Put on the hanger at the back of the tank truck

After removing the sample dipper from the sanitizing solution, the hauler should? *

Rinse the dipper in the milk at least twice

Rinse the dipper in hand sink to remove sanitizer

Dry the dipper off with a clean paper towel to remove sanitizer left over

All of the above

Samples should be kept cold in the refrigerated sample case by: *

Placing the samples on top of the ice

Placing the samples in ice, or a mixture of ice and water, to a level not higher than the level of milk in the sample container

Completely submerging the sample containers in the ice and water mixture

Which of the following are correct agitation times for the following tank sizes? *

900 gallon tank: 5 minutes

2000 gallon tank: 5 minutes

1200 gallon tank: 10 minutes

1500 gallon tank: 5 minutes

The bulk tank outlet valve should be opened: *

Immediately after connecting the transfer hose

Only after measuring the milk and collecting the sample

During the agitation process

After measuring the milk

Upon arrival at the dairy farm, you note that the temperature of the milk is 72° F. You then: *

Leave immediately without sampling the milk

Measure, sample and collect the milk as usual hoping that the blend temperature in your truck will be below 45 F upon arrival at the plant

Measure and sample the milk, leaving a note on the weigh ticket and notify the association fieldman. (you do not transfer the milk into your truck)