In this youtube video, Maryrose Livingston of Northland Sheep Dairy in Marathon, NY demonstrates the twice-daily milking process on their farm. This 10 minute video provided through Cornell Small Farms Program walks you through a low-tech small farm milking operation.
- Principles of sheep dairying in North America. Chapter 7 is on management for better milk yield and quality. Chapter 9 is on milking parlors and equipment.
- Milk Composition and Cheese Yield 2 (PDF) by Bill Wendorf, University of Wisconsin – Since milk costs represent approximately 85% of the cost of producing cheese, it is only fitting that we take a close look at milk composition and how much cheese we get from a specific source of milk…
- Quality Milk Management 1 (PDF) by Frank Welcome, Cornell University – Quality milk is produced to predetermined standards, some are regulated, while other standards are set by the producer and processor. Measurements, such as bacteria levels, somatic cell count, butterfat, protein and others are dependent upon management strategies implemented during milk harvest…