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The bovine teat canal: information from measurement of velocity of milk flow from the teat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

David M. Williams  and
Graeme A. Mein
David M. Williams
Affiliation:
Milking Research Centre, Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Werribee, Victoria, 3030, Australia
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Summary

The velocity of milk flow from the teat during the peak flow rate period of milking was estimated to be ∼ 8·5 m/s with a liner vacuum of 50 kPa and 7·5 m/s at 40 kPa. These results confirm the applicability of the Bernoulli theorem for estimating velocity of milk flow through the teat canal during milking. Concurrent measurements of mass flow rate and velocity indicate that the effective diameter of the open teat canal is ∼ 2 mm. Further calculations indicate that the shear force due to milk flow acting to debride the surface of the open teat canal is about 1·8 × 10-2 N. The opposing surfaces of the ‘closed’ teat canal may be ∼ 100 µm apart immediately after milking. If so, bacteria present in the milk residue within the teat canal would never be more than 50 µm from a surface.

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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 53 , Issue 2 , May 1986 , pp. 179 - 185
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1986

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