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COURSE REVIEW

INSTRUCTIONS: Read each situation carefully and determine whether it is a PMO violation.
If you determine it is a violation, record the violation item in the space provided. Be
prepared to defend your interpretation.

OBSERVED CONDITION VIOLATION (X) ITEM

1. Broken windows and torn screens in the
milking area (parlor).

2. The milkhouse well (600 ft deep) is
located in a corn field. The farmer sprays
twice a year with herbicides and
pesticides. The well seal is tight fitting
and in tact.

3. Filter socks are in a closed filter box
which is located in the milking area.

4. The milk receiver is located in the parlor
in a pit that is not provided with a floor
drain.

5. You observe nitrofurazone ointment in the
milking barn.

6. PVC piping is used for the CIP return
solution line into the utensil wash sink.

7. Numerous calf buckets and feeding
bottles, etc. are stored in the milkhouse
utensil wash sink and on the floor.

8. The producer is housing his calves in the
stanchions in the milking area causing
overcrowding.

9. An intermittent pyrethrin pesticide dis-
penser located in the milkhouse is
programmed to operate during periods
between milking. You observe the
dispenser activating during CIP.

10. The door between the milkhouse and
milking parlor is not self-closing.

11. Large piles of manure are stored
accessible to the dry cow housing area.
There is no evidence of fly breeding,
however excessive numbers of insects
are observed in the milking parlor.

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