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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration defines milk as the lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one...
Milking machines (in 'Dairy machinery' article)
These units extract milk from the cow's udder and deliver the milk to an adjacent container or, for a pipeline milking system, directly to a central c
Farm milk coolers (in 'Dairy machinery' article)
Milk must be rapidly cooled after production to avoid rapid growth of microorganisms in the product. Milk is normally about 93–95°F (34–35°C) as it l
Bulk milk tankers (in 'Dairy machinery' article)
Tankers for bulk milk have insulated cylindrical tanks mounted in a horizontal position, as a trailer or on a truck, and are used for pickup of bulk m
Milk coagulation (in 'Rennin' article)
Casein, the major milk protein, consists of three protein subunits, a-, ß-, and k-caseins, arranged in a macromolecular structure known as a micelle.



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