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  • Guidance leaflets for milk production

    Topics:
    • Livestock Farming, 
    • Dairy farming

    Date published: 8 August 2008

    Last updated: 1 December 2025

    A range of leaflets designed to help with specific requirements for meeting the standards of hygiene required in the legislation. 

    These documents are also available by contacting:

    Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
    Agri-food Inspection Branch
    Clare House
    303 Airport Road West
    Belfast BT3 9ED

    Tel: 028 9052 5001

    Documents

    • Antibiotic residues in milkAdobe PDF (131.09 KB)
    • Somatic cell counts in milkAdobe PDF (137.62 KB)
    • Taints in milkAdobe PDF (144.67 KB)
    • Effective cleaning of farm bulk milk tanksAdobe PDF (128.71 KB)
    • Installation of bulk tanksAdobe PDF (210.02 KB)
    • Approved disinfectantsAdobe PDF (123.48 KB)
    • Cleaning Systems for Milking Plants - January 2021Adobe PDF (248.24 KB)
    • Raw Drinking Milk - A Guide to the law in Northern Ireland Adobe PDF (4.19 MB)

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