Biosecurity in the milking parlor: why disinfecting milking equipment is not a formality
The milking parlor as a critical area for herd health. Many farmers associate biosecurity primarily with restricting vehicle access to the farm or disinfection mats at the barn entrance. These are important elements, but one of the most significant risk points lies much closer – in the milking parlor itself, in the equipment that comes into daily contact with the udder of every cow in the herd. […]