Title Page

  • Name of Milk Producer/Auditee

  • Location
  • Email address of Auditee

  • Phone No.

  • Dairy Licence No./Supplier No.

  • Conducted on

  • Date of previous audit

6. Milk Quality Targets

  • Current Dairy Licence

  • Has Lion "Simply Perfect Milk" Manual been completed?

  • Has your TPC generally been less than 10,000 since your last audit?

  • If TPC has been been above 10,000 for period(s) of time, what steps were taken to rectify the problem?

  • Has your BMCC generally been below 200,000 in the last audit period?

  • If BMCC has been consistently above 200,000, what steps have been taken to rectify the problem?

  • Has your milk tested positive to either antibiotic or pesticide residue in the last audit period?

8. Skills and Knowledge

  • Are all personnel involved with milking familiar with the "Simply Perfect Milk" Manual?

  • What are the hygiene requirements for this farm?

  • Have all milking personnel been instructed in the procedures for the isolation of milk from treated animals?

  • Are staff training records for current external staff up-to-date? (Record Sheet 1)

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9. Milking Sheds, Surrounds and Equipment

  • Is there a regular maintenance schedule in place, covering vat room, milking equipment, shed, yards, feed pads? (Record Sheet 2)

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  • How often are inflations changed? When were they last changed?

  • How often is other rubberware changed? When was it last changed?

  • How often is a milking machine test carried out and by whom?

  • Date of last milking test.

  • Is there a documented cleaning procedure for plant?

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  • Are all chemicals used APVMA/NRA approved?

  • What is the size of hot water system used for washing plant?

  • Are periodic checks made of temperature of hot water with hand-held thermometer?

  • If using an automatic cleaning system, is it calibrated at least six-monthly?

Milk Chilling

  • Milk must be cooled to below 5 degrees Celsius within 3.5 hours of commencement of milking.

  • Are records kept of milk chilling efficiency, at least at peak production and during summer? (Record Sheet 4)

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  • If outside specifications,what steps have been taken to improve chilling efficiency?

  • How long since vat has been serviced, including calibration of temperature probe?

  • Name of vat mechanic.

  • Is evidence kept of temperature comparisons between vat readout and tanker docket or hand-held thermometer?

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  • Is milk at 5 degrees or less at time of collection by tanker?

11. Farm Water

  • What source of water is used for cleaning plant and vat?

  • What source of water is used for washing udders?

  • What source of water is used for animal consumption?

  • Is any water used above treated in any way? (e.g. filtered, softener added)

  • Is there a documented management plan for any reclaimed or recycled water? (Record Sheet 5)

12.1 Agricultural Chemicals

  • Where are agricultural chemical stored on farm?

  • Have any broadacre sprays been applied since last audit?

  • Are permanent records kept of all such applications?

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  • Date of application

  • Name of product used.

  • Application Rate

  • Identification of area/paddocks sprayed.

  • Wind speed and direction.

  • Withholding period.

  • Name of person spraying or contractor used.

  • Has a chemical course been completed by person spraying?

  • How are sprayed paddocks under WHP identified?

  • Spot spraying - have name of product, date of mixing and mixing rate been recorded for any spot spraying carried out?

  • Are MSDSs available for chemicals, in hard copy or online?

  • Is a chemical register kept (Date purchased, Name, Batch Code, Date of Manufacture)?

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12.2 Veterinary Medicines

  • Where are veterinary medicines stored?

  • Are all stored medicines within use-by date?

  • What method(s) are used to identify treated cows?

  • How is the milk from treated cows isolated?

  • Is a Veterinary Drug Register maintained? (Date purchased, Name of Medicine, Batch Code, Expiry Date)

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  • Permanent animal treatments.

  • ID of treated animal

  • Name of treatment

  • Date(s) of treatment

  • Area treated/ailment

  • WHP for milk

  • WHP for meat/ESI

  • Name/initials of person treating

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  • Dry Cow Treatments

  • How are dry cow treatments recorded?

  • Do records include name of DCT and WHP (both pre- and post calving)?

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13. Traceability

  • How are stock identified?

  • What is the PIC for this farm?

  • Is a NVD form received for all stock purchases, and is PIC transferred to new owners?

  • In what form is a stock register maintained?

  • Do all stock for sale (and those taken off-farm for agistment) have NLIS tags?

14. Animal Health

  • BJD management - 3 point calf-rearing program.

  • How soon are newborn calves taken from cow?

  • Are calves reared in an sheltered area, free of exposure to effluent of adult cows?

  • How long are calves reared on pasture that has not been used by adult cows for 12 months?

15. Purchased stock feeds

  • Are CVDs available for any purchases of stock feeds e.g. pellets, crushed grain

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  • Are CVDs available for any purchases of hay or silage?

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16. Pest Control

  • What methods are used to control flies around the dairy?

  • What methods are used to control rats and mice around the dairy?

  • Are records kept of pesticide use (Manual. p.28)?

  • Are chemicals or baits used for pest control added to the chemical register?

17. Effluent Management

  • Describe you effluent system.

  • How is effluent dispersed on farm?

  • Is effluent contained on farm?

  • Does pond ever overflow, become crusted or never need emptying?

  • Are stock restricted from grazing effluent-treated paddocks for at least 14 days after application?

  • How are records kept of effluent dispersal (paddocks treated and 14 day WHP)?

  • Is effluent spread over at least 10% of farm to prevent nutrient overload?

18. Cooling Towers

  • Do you use a cooling tower?

  • is it registered with the Victorian Dept. of Health?

  • Non-Victorian farms - have you contacted your local regulatory body to identify any requirements?

19. Internal Audit

  • Have you carried out an annual internal audit?

Farm Audit Compliance Summary

  • Summary:

  • MAJOR NON-CONFORMANCES (to be rectified within 30 days)

  • MINOR NON-CONFORMANCES ( to be rectified by next audit)

  • ADVISORIES

  • SUMMARY OF NON-CONFORMANCES

  • Majors:

  • Minors:

  • Advisories:

  • Result of Audit

  • Signature of Auditee

  • Signature of Auditor

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