Shed Inspection

Check shed is clean and tidy

• • Concrete waterblasted or cleaned.

  • No algae.

  • No dust on roof

  • Minimal bird lime.

  • Sweep dry floors (plant room etc)

  • Remove items not essential to operation of dairy shed.

  • Remove any birds nests and plug any holes.

  • Clean windows and mob office floor.

  • Clean toilet.

  • Hose tanker pad.

  • Remove unnecessary equipment from near the shed - especially spray equipment.

  • Check feed is not stored near the shed.

  • Check rubbish bins have lids.

  • Check soaps and any other substances are MPI approved.

  • Mow lawns.

  • Check for cracked concrete

  • Check milk purge not above 45psi

  • Check calf milk vat has a sticker.

  • Check vat locks.

• Review Farm Practices (Red Pages) - download from Farmsource and send a copy to staff to ensure they know what the practices are.

  • Are pest control pages detailed?

  • How many milkings for colostrum cows before they enter supply? Heifers?

  • How do you MRS-T?

  • How do you clean a dirty teat?

  • How do you dispose of needles?

  • How do you dispose of contaminated milk? What is the ratio of milk to water?

  • Check distances as in red pages.

  • When were liners and seals replaced?

  • Are agrichemicals locked? Is the water source away from the shed and  does it have backflow preventer?
    
    

• Check drug expiry is filled out four times a year and check none of the drugs are expired - check cabinet, metabolics and all other cow treatments in the dairy shed. 

• Ensure antibiotics are locked away. 

• Check no treatment is left at the crush, cups on, or vet stand.

• Check broach dates are on all injectables and none are opened longer than their label allows, typically 28 days.

• Check all drugs are on the RVM and that RVM is signed by the vet, and by the farm owner.

• Check MINDA treatment records for presence of:

  • Non-drug lameness treatments.

  • Dry cow therapy treatments.

  • Non-RVM treatments are recorded - such as teat emollient, drench, and Metabolic treatments. Make a blanket recording for teat spray.

  • Correct witholding times - back to mob one day after end of withold.
    
    

• Check Fertiliser Records correlate with Farm Dairy Records (N Pages).
  
  

• Check all dairy diary monthly plant inspections are filled out:

  • Refrigeration peak pages.

  • Temperatures

  • N/A written where a result is not applicable.
    
    

• Check for current milking machine test.