On this episode we sit down with Dr. Fauna Smith from the University of California - Davis to discuss milk quality on goat dairies of all sizes. Topics of conversation include federal and state milk safety regulations, metrics for evaluating milk quality, components of producing quality milk, milking equipment maintenance, troubleshooting basic milk quality issues, and considerations for differences between goat and cow dairy production metrics. Helpful Links:State Milk Laws: https://www.ncsl.org/research/agriculture-and-rural-development/raw-milk-2012.aspxNational Mastitis Council - Guidelines for evaluating teat skin condition: https://www.nmconline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Guidelines-for-Evaluating.pdfPenn State University - Equipment Maintenance for Milkers: https://extension.psu.edu/equipment-maintenance-for-milkersUniversity of Minnesota - Maintenance and Monitoring of Milking Equipment on the Dairy Farm: https://www.vetmed.umn.edu/sites/vetmed.umn.edu/files/oct_26_230_thomson_china_monitoring_milk_equipment_2016.pdfAmerican Dairy Goat Association Dairy Herd Improvement Registry (ADGA DHIR): https://adga.org/performance-programs/production-testing/Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database (FARAD) - http://www.farad.org/Charm SLBL test kit (validated for detecting 5 beta lactam antibiotics in goat milk): https://www.charm.com/products/test-and-kits/antibiotic-tests/rosa-lateral-flow/slbl-charm-sl-beta-lactam-test/FDA Grade "A" Milk Safety Program: https://www.fda.gov/federal-state-local-tribal-and-territorial-officials/state-cooperative-programs/fda-grade-milk-safety-program#:~:text=The%20FDA's%20Milk%20Safety%20Cooperative,milk%20products%20for%20human%20consumption.College of Veterinary Medicine Milk Quality Laboratories (non-exhaustive list): California - https://www.vmtrc.ucdavis.edu/laboratories/milk-quality-laboratoryGeorgia - https://vet.uga.edu/diagnostic-service-labs/milk-quality-laboratory/Iowa - https://vetmed.iastate.edu/vdl/laboratory/bacteriology/bacti-milk-qualityMinnesota - https://vdl.umn.edu/laboratories/laboratory-udder-health-luh/laboratory-udder-health-overviewNew York - https://www.vet.cornell.edu/animal-health-diagnostic-center/programs/quality-milk-production/aboutThis podcast is sponsored by the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners as well as USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agricultural and Food Research Initiative Competitive Program, Antimicrobial Resistance grant # 2020-04197.Questions or comments about today's episode can be directed to DairyGoatExtension@iastate.edu