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STUDIES ON THE USE OF BACTERICIDAL RUBBER IN MILKING MACHINE CLUSTERS
Author(s) -
COUSINS CHRISTINA M.,
CLEGG L. F. L.,
THIEL C. C.,
AKAM D. N.,
JONES G. ELIS,
EGDELL J. W.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1957.tb00087.x
Subject(s) - natural rubber , milking , sterilization (economics) , pulp and paper industry , food science , chemistry , toxicology , materials science , composite material , biology , engineering , zoology , business , finance , exchange rate , foreign exchange market
SUMMARY: Bactericidal rubber containing tetramethylthiuram disulphide was used in milking machine clusters cleaned by immersion in caustic soda on four farms, and by ordinary chemical sterilization on eight farms. Some reduction in the bacterial content of clusters was brought about by the bactericidal rubber, but high bacterial counts were not prevented, particularly where cleaning was inadequate. ‘Fatigue splitting’ of bactericidal rubber liners occurred after two to six weeks use.