Chilled, from the farm to the factory During milking the milk
still has the same temperature as the cow. In many countries the
milk is then chilled as quickly as possible and disappears
directly into a milk cooling tank. Some dairy farmers transport
the warm milk to the milk cooling tank through pipes that lie
against pipes filled with cold water. In this way, the milk
already cools down en route and the water is warmed up. The
warmed water is heated further and used to clean the milking
equipment. The milk cooling tank stirs the milk and keeps it
chilled at about 4 °C. In many countries working with milk
cooling tanks is subject to regulations. All milk cooling tanks
are fitted with monitoring equipment. If the cooling or cleaning
system is not working properly, an alarm goes off. Immediately
after the milk truck has collected the milk from the dairy
farmer, the inside of the milk cooling tank is thoroughly
cleaned. The tank of the milk truck is insulated, ensuring that
the milk is still chilled when it reac