1 ADGA 2010 TOP TEN BREED LEADER VOL. 57
2 ADGA 2015 TOP TEN BREED LEADERS, VOL. 62
4 ADGA 2018 TOP TEN BREED LEADERS, VOL. 65
2 ADGA 2019 TOP TEN BREED LEADERS, VOL. 66
Noah L. and Sue A. Goddard
GODDARD FARM, LLC
1801 EAST 335 ROAD
LECOMPTON, KS 66050-4037
United States
ph: # 785-304-7044
nubians
"PASTURE TO PLATE"
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SAFE AND SANITARY MILK PRODUCTION STARTS HERE
THIS IS THE HOLDING AREA & EAST PARLOR DOOR WHERE THE GOATS WAIT TO BE MILKED. THIS AREA IS COVERED WITH 6 INCHES OF MAN SAND. THE 12 FOOT BY 14 FOOT AREA AROUND THE PARLOR DOOR HAS A HEAVY BLACK PERFORATED NYLON MAT COVERING THE MAN SAND TO ABSORB URINE AND PROVIDE A SANITARY BACTERIA BARRIER FOR MASTITIS CONTROL.
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GOATS ARE SOCIAL ANIMALS
THE HEAVY BLACK PERFORATED NYLON MAT IN THE HOLDING AREA, UNDER THE AWNING, IS WHERE DOES TYPICALLY GO OUTSIDE AND LAY DOWN DIRECTLY AFTER BEING MILKED WAITING FOR THE HERD SO THEY CAN GO BACK TO THE LOAFING BARN AS A GROUP. DURING THIS TIME THEY ARE VULNERABLE TO CONTAMINATION WHILE THEIR OPRIFICES ARE CLOSING UP DESPITE THE FACT THEY HAVE BEEN POST DIPPED. PROVIDING A DRY CLEAN ENVIRONMENT DURING POST MILKING TIME IS CRUCIAL TO HERD HEALTH.
INSIDE THE PARLOR LOOKING WEST
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THE COMMERCIAL HARVESTING, FILTERING, COOLING, PASTEURIZING, BOTTLING OR CHEESE MAKINIG WITH DAIRY PRODUCTS BEGINS HERE IN A CLEAN AND SANITARY MILK PARLOR
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THE MILK NEVER SEES THE LIGHT OF DAY FROM "PASTURE TO PLATE" SO THERE IS ZERO POSSIBILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION
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NOTICE THE WHITE POWDER PAINT COATED MILK STAND THAT IS BAKED ON WITH A 100 YEAR WARRANTY.
THERE IS AN 8-FOOT DRAIN THAT RUNS UNDER BOTH MILK STANDS IN THE PARLOR
THERE IS A STAINLESS STEEL WORK TABLE IN THE BACKGROUND
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THE LOWER 4 FEET OF THE SHEETROCK WALLS ARE COVERED WITH MARLITE FOR WASHDOWN PURPOSES WHICH IS DONE AFTER EVERY MILKING
THE UPPER WALLS AND CEILING ARE TEXTURED SHEETROCK
THE PIPELINE MILK RECEIVER IS SEEN IN THE BACKGROUND
WHEN THE DOES ENTER THE PARLOR THEY ARE PUT ON THE MILK STAND WHERE THEIR UDDER IS WASHED WITH A SINGLE-USE WASH CLOTH AND A WATER SOLUBLE, IODINE BASED, PRE-WASH
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THE DOE IS GIVEN A GRAIN RATION
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THEY ARE THEN CONNECTED TO A "CLAW" THAT HARVESTS THE MILK SENDING IT THROUGH A STERILE MILK LINE TO THE RECEIVER AND ON THROUGH A STAINLESS STEEL PIPELINE SYSTEM TO THE CHEESE ROOM WHERE IT ENTERS A "BULK STORAGE TANK"
THIS IS A CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE TOTALLY ENCLOSED PIPELINE MILKING SYSTEM, STERILE MILK LINES AND RECEIVER
DAIRY PARLOR INGRESS & EGRESS - LOOKING EAST FROM INSIDE THE PARLOR
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THE MILK IS PIPED THROUGH THE WALL DIRECTLY INTO ONE OF OUR DUAL BULK TANKS WHERE IT IS HELD AT 38*F FOR NO MORE THAN 72 HOURS AT WHICH TIME THE MILK MUST BE PASTEURIZED AND THE EMPTY TANK CLEANED AND SANTIZED BEFORE THE NEXT USE
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THE SMALL GRAY OBJECTS ABOVE EACH "BULK HOLDING TANK" IS A MOTOR THAT TURNS A PADDLE CONTINUOUSLY STIRRING THE MILK GENTLY TO MAK SURE THAT IT IS THE SAME TEMPERATURE THOUGHOUT THE TANK.
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A CHART RECORDER, SITTING ON THE BULK TANK, CONTINUOUSLY RECORDS THE PRODUCT TEMPERATURE IN BOTH BULK TANKS.
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THE TWO SMALL RED OBJECTS ON THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE CHART RECORDER ARE DIGITAL DISPLAYS OF THE PRODUCT TEMPERATURE IN BOTH BULK TANKS.
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THE CHARTS FOR EACH BATCH OF MILK ARE DATED, TIMED, FILED AND REVIEWED MONTHLY BY THE STATE DAIRY INSPECTOR
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THE DAIRY INSPECTOR COLLECTS MONTHLY BULK TANK SAMPLES AND TAKES THEM TO THE STATE LAB WHERE THEY ARE CHECKED FOR BACTERIA LEVELS
THIS IS A CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE DUAL BULK TANK CHART RECORDER AND CORRESPONDING DIGITAL DISPLAY OF THE TEMPERATURE IN BOTH TANKS
WHEN MILKING IS FINISHED AND ALL MILK IS TRANSFERRED FROM THE PARLOR THROUGH THE SAFE & SANITARY STAINLESS STEEL PIPELINE SYSTEM INTO THE BULK TANKS, THE TRANSFER PIPE IS DISCONNECTED FOR CLEANING AFTER EVERY MILKING
HERE THE SINGLE-USE, IN-LINE SAFE & SANITARY FILTER HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE STAINLESS STEEL TRANSFER LINE & DISCARDED. THE TRANSFER LINE HAS BEEN CONNECTED TO THE WASH LINE
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A DETERGENT APPROVED BY THE STATE DAIRY INSPECTORS IS ADDED TO THE 30-GALLON WASH VAT, SEEN IN THE PICTURE BELOW, AND THAT CLEANING SOLUTION IS CIRCULATED THROUGH THE TRANSFER LINE AND INTOTHE PARLOR WHERE IT CLEANS ALL MILKING APPARATUS CONTINUOUSLY FOR A MINIMUM OF TEN MINUTES
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THE WASH VAT, BELOW, IS THEN DRAINED AND RINSED WITH HOT WATER AND AN ACID BASED SANITIZER IS THEN CIRCULATED THROUGH THE SYSTEM
APPROVED DETERGENT
COLD-WAR™ CHLORINATED PREMIUM POWDERED DETERGENT - LOW TEMPERATURE
ECOLAB®
FOOD & BEVERAGE DIVISION
Ecolab Inc.
370 Wabasha Street N.
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-1390 U.S.A.
www.ecolab.com 1-800-392-3392
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APPROVED SANITZER
LAC is a premium, heavy-duty, low foaming C.I.P. acid cleaner or rinse.
THIS IS OUR PASTEURIZER WHERE RAW MILK IS PUMPED FROM ONE OF OUR BULK TANK COOLERS WITH OUR SAFE & SANITARY PERISTALTIC PUMP, [ROLLER PUMP], FOR THE PASTEURIZATION PROCESS.
THE MILK TEMPERATURE IS GENTLY RAISED BY TWO 220 VOLT HEATERS THAT GRADUALLY INCREASE THE HEAT IN THE WATER JACKET SOURROUNDING THE MILK VESSEL UNTIL THE PRODUCT IN THE VESSEL REACHES 145*F WHERE IT IS HELD AT THAT TEMPERATURE FOR 30 MINUTES
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COMMERCIAL PASTEURIZATION IS A PRECISE PROCESS THAT KILLS PATHOGENS WITHOUT ALTERING THE TASTE OR QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT
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SEEN IN THE BACKGROUND IS A CHART RECORDER THAT IS CONNECTED TO A SANITARY PROBE THAT MONITORS AND RECORDS THE INTERNAL MILK TEMPERATURE DURING THE ENTIRE PROCESS. THE PROBE IS PLACED IN THE PRODUCT THROUGH ONE OF THE HOLES IN THE PASTEURIZER LID
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THE WHITE OBJECT ON TOP OF THE PASTEURIZER LID IS A PADDLE MOTOR THAT GENTLY STIRS THE MILK TO ASSURE CONSISTENT PRODUCT PASTEURIZATION TEMPERATURE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS
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THE OBJECT ON THE WALL BY THE CHART RECORDER IS AN AIR SPACE HEATER THAT ALSO PLUGS INTO ONE OF THE HOLES IN THE TOP OF THE PASTEURIZER TO MAINTAIN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR SPACE ABOVE THE PRODUCT AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THE PRODUCT TEMPERATURE DURING THE ENTIRE PROCESS
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SEEN IN THE RACK UNDER THE CHART RECORDER ARE TWO MANUAL THERMOMETERS, ONE FOR MONITORING THE PRODUCT TEMPERATURE DURING PASTEURIZATION AND THE OTHER ONE MEASURES AIR SPACE TEMPERATURE
BOTH THERMOMETERS EXTEND DOWN THROUGH A HOLE IN THE PASTEURIZER LID
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THERE IS ALSO A DIGITAL THERMOMETER IN THE STAINLESS STEEL BOX ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WATER JACKET THAT PERMITS THE OPERATOR TO MONITOR WATER TEMPERATURE
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ONCE THE MILK IS PASTEURIZED, WATER FROM THE BULK TANK IS CIRCULATED THROUGH THE WATER JACKET TO COOL THE PRODUCT FOR BOTTLING OR CHEESE MAKING
THIS IS OUR SATELLITE LAB THAT COST $4,000.00 AND MUST BE USED TO TEST EVERY BATCH OF MILK THAT IS PASTEURIZED. THE TEST READER PRINTS OUT A RECIEPT WITH THE DATE AND TIME THAT CORRESPOND WITH THE CHART RECORDER ON THE PASTEURIZER SO THAT UNCONTAMINATED MILK IS VERIFIED.
THE LAB RECORDS ARE KEPT FOR THE PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE KANSAS DAIRY LAB DIRECTOR.
THIS IS A DEDICATED NON FROST FREE REFRIGERATOR WITH SPECIFIC CENTIGRADE THERMOMETERS FOR BOTH THE FREEZER AND REFRIGERATOR SECTIONS.
DAIRY REGULATIONS REQUIRE ALL FROZEN TEST SAMPLES TO BE KEPT IN THIS REFRIGERATOR.
BOTTLER & FILLER - CAPPER
A CLOSE UP VIEW WHILE IT IS BROKEN DOWN FOR CLEANING WITH A SPECIAL NON FOAMING DETERGENT AND AN ACID BASED RINSE, REQUIRED AFTER EVERY USE
BOTTLER & FILLER - CAPPER
FRANK IS CHECKING THE LID, AGITATOR AND AGITATOR MOTER TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING FITS WELL ON THE PASTEURIZER DURING INSTALLATION
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GRADE A PASTEURIZED MILK PROHIBITS HAND FILLING & HAND CAPPING
THE BOTTLING SYSTEM SITS ON TOP OF THE CHILLER TANK THE FOREGROUND
THE PLASTIC CIRCULAR OBJECT AT THE TOP OF THE BOTTLER IS A SNEEZE GUARD.
THE CAPPER AND FILLER PUMP ARE ALSO SEEN ON THE STAINLESS STEEL TOP OF THE CHILLER TANK JUST BEHIND THE BOTTLER-CAPPER
THE PUMP
ON THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE ABOVE PICTURE IS THE EASY LOAD MASTERFLEX MODEL 77601-02 PERISTALTIC SANITARY TUBE PUMP USED FOR MILK TRANSFER FROM THE BULK TANKS TO THE PASTEURIZER AND FROM THE PASTEURIZER TO THE BOTTLER WITHOUT THE PRODUCT BEING TOUCHED BY HUMAN HANDS
PUMP PROVIDED BY MICRODAIRY DESIGNS
THE PUMP
A CLOSE UP VIEW
In the two pictures just above is our Peristaltic pump or roller pump. There is No contamination because it uses silicone rubber tubing for product transfer and the only part of the pump in contact with the fluid being pumped is the interior of the tube
THIS IS ONE OF OUR REFRIGERATORS WHERE BOTTLED MILK AND YOGURT ARE KEPT PRIOR TO DELIVERY. THE DAIRY ISPECTORS REQUIRE EACH OF THESE REFRIGERATORS TO HAVE A THERMOMETER
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INSPECTORS TAKE A PASTEURIZED PRODUCT SAMPLE FROM THIS REFRIGERATOR MONTHLY AND NOTE TEMPERATURE WHICH WAS 36*F AT HIS LAST INSPECTION.
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THE DAIRY INSPECTOR ALSO TAKES A RAW MILK SAMPLE FROM OUR BULK TANKS MONTHLY.
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PASTEURIZATION KILLS DANGEROUS PATHOGENS LIKE E.COLI. IF IT DIDN'T THE DAIRY INSPECTION PROCESS AND MONTHLY LAB TESTS OF OUR PRODUCTS WOULD CATCH IT.
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ON THE SIDE OF THIS REFRIGERATOR CAN BE SEEN COPIES OF OUR GRADE A AND MANUFACTURING LICENSES, WHICH DISPLAY IS REQUIRED BY THE DAIRY INSPECTORS.
COPIES OF THESE LICENSES ARE ALSO DISPLAYED ON OUR WEB SITE AT
www.goddardfarm.com/licensed_grade_a_dairy
THE WAIKATO MILK METER IS DHIA APPROVED AND IS PERMANAENTLY CONNECTED TO OUR PIPELINE SYSTEM BETWEEN THE CLAW AND THE RECEIVER.
THE WAIKATO METER ACCURATELY MEASURES MILK PRODUCTIN OF EACH DOE AND THOSE MEASUREMENTS ARE RECORDED EACH TEST DAY BY A LICENSED TESTER AND SENT TO THE HEART OF AMERICA DHIA LAB IN MANHATTAN, KANSAS
THE MILK METER FLASK USES THE METRIC SYSTEM AND ALSO MEASURES THE MILK IN POUNDS AND TENTHS OF POUNDS
THE WAIKATO MILK METER
ANOTHER VIEW
AFTER READING AND RECORDING THE FLASK READNG THE INDEPENDENT LICENSED TESTER TURNS THE VALVE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FLASK TO GET THE ACTUAL SAMPLE TO SEND TO THE DHIA LAB FOR COMPNENT TESTING
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AFTER COLLECTNG THE MILK SAMPLE FOR COMPONENT TESTING THE TESTER TURNS THE VALVE A QUARTER TURN BACK TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND DEPRESSES THE RELIEF SWITCH AT THE TOP OF THE FLASK WHICH EMPTIES THE FLASK AND SETS THE METER FOR THE NEXT GOAT
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THIS IS A MORE EFFICIENT SYSTEM AND LESS LABOR INTENSIVE THAN THE INDIVIDUAL WEIGHING OF EACH DOE'S MILK MAKING WORK IN THE PARLOR MOVE ALONG AT A FASTER PACE
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THE PIPELINE SYSTEM IS NOW COMPLETE WITH NO MORE BACK BREAKING WORK LIFTING THE HEAVY STAINLESS STEEL CANISTER AFTER EACH DOE IS MILKED
GODDARD FARM GRADE A GOAT DAIRY AND ARTISAN CHEESE PLANT, LLC
Kansas State Dairy Manufacturing License # 413
PUREBRED NUBIAN DAIRY GOATS
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Noah L. and Sue A. Goddard
GODDARD FARM, LLC
1801 EAST 335 ROAD
LECOMPTON, KS 66050-4037
United States
ph: # 785-304-7044
nubians