Farm Bulk Milk Research Articles

A STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF AGITATION TIME ON THE BABCOCK TEST OF MILK SAMPLES FROM FARM BULK HOLDING TANKS

The influence of mechanical agitation on the mixing of milk in farm bulk milk holding tanks was studied under controlled conditions. Mechanical agitation of the milk for a period of sixty seconds gave sufficient mixing so that the milk could be sampled for the butterfat test. This was true with various volumes of milk and with different creaming times, A limited study conducted with tanks on a bulk milk route indicated that one minute of agitation was sufficient to mix the milk in the tanks for the purpose of fat sampling.