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C. AUTOMATIC MILKING INSTALLATION (AMI): The term automatic
milking installation covers the entire installation of one (1) or more automatic
milking units, including the hardware and software utilized in the operation of
individual automatic milking units, the animal selection system, the automatic
milking machine, the milk cooling system, the system for cleaning and
sanitizing the automatic milking unit, the teat cleaning system, and the alarm
systems associated with the process of milking, cooling, cleaning and
sanitation.
D. BULK MILK HAULER/SAMPLER: A bulk milk hauler/sampler is any
person who collects official samples and may transport raw milk from a farm
and/or raw milk products to or from a milk plant, receiving station or transfer
station and has in their possession a permit from any State to sample such
products.
E. BULK MILK PICKUP TANKER: A bulk milk pickup tanker is a vehicle,
including the truck, tank and those appurtenances necessary for its use, used
by a bulk milk hauler/sampler to transport bulk raw milk for pasteurization from
a dairy farm to a milk plant, receiving station, or transfer station.
G. CLEAN: Direct product contact surfaces that have had the effective and
thorough removal of product and/or contaminants.
H. CLEAN-IN-PLACE (CIP) CLEANING: The removal of soil from product
contact surfaces in their process position by circulating, spraying, or flowing
chemical solutions and water rinses onto and over the surfaces to be cleaned.
Components of the equipment, which are not designed to be cleaned-in-place,
are removed from the equipment to be cleaned out-of-place (COP) or
manually cleaned. Product contact surfaces shall be inspectable, except when
the cleanability by CIP has been documented and accepted by the Regulatory
Agency. In such accepted equipment, all product and solution contact
surfaces do not have to be readily accessible for inspection, i.e., permanently
installed pipelines and silo tanks.
I. COMMON NAME: The generic term commonly used for domestic animals,
i.e., cattle, goats, sheep, horses, water buffalo, etc. (Refer to the NOTE: on
page 26.)
K. COOLING POND: A cooling pond is a man-made structure designed for
the specific purpose of cooling cows.
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