INTRODUCTION - 6 - ISO STANDARDS_ISO and Asabe

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* 1. Enter your first and last name

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* 2. Select the correct sentences that match the international standard with its main purpose/scope.

ISO 3918: This international standard defines terms to use in research work, official regulations, design, manufacture, installation and use of milking machines for cows, water buffaloes, sheep, goats or other mammals used for milk production.

ISO 5707: This international standard specifies the minimum performance and information requirements and certain dimensional requirements for satisfactory functioning of milking machines for milking and cleaning. It also specifies minimum requirements for materials, design, manufacture and installation.

ISO 20966: This international standard specifies mechanical tests for milking machine installations in order to verify compliance of an installation or component with the requirements of ISO 5707. It also stipulates the accuracy requirements for the measuring instruments.

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* 3. The widespread adoption of automatic milking installations (AMI) required the reconsideration of standards and subsequently the production of the current (2007) standard.

True

False

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* 4. Select all that apply. In light of the widespread adoption of automatic milking installations (AMI), the milking machine group of the international dairy federation (IDF) suggested the __________.

Development of a new AMI standard.

Revision of the milking machine standards to allow seamless reference from the AMI standard

Introduction of an independent vocabulary international standard.

An AMI standard that includes the requirements for the design of the building in which the milking installation is installed.

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* 5. Select all that apply. ISO 5707 is applicable to the milking machines for the following animals.

Cows

Water buffaloes

Sheep

Goats

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* 6. Annex B of ISO 5707 addresses the following topic.

Determination of the minimum internal diameter of air lines.

Vacuum pump capacity – Effective reserve plus allowances for cows and water buffaloes.

Determination of the minimum internal diameter of milk-lines for cows and water buffaloes.

Small ruminants

Laboratory tests of vacuum in the milking unit.

Alternative method for the measurement of air inlet and leakages in clusters.

Examples of test procedure to reduce the test work

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* 7. Annex A of ISO 6690 addresses the following topic.

Vacuum pump capacity – Effective reserve plus allowances for cows and water buffaloes.

Determination of the minimum internal diameter of milk-lines for cows and water buffaloes.

Laboratory tests of vacuum in the milking unit.

Small ruminants

Determination of the minimum internal diameter of air lines.

Alternative method for the measurement of air inlet and leakages in clusters

Examples of test procedure to reduce the test work

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* 8. Select all that apply. Changes to ISO 6690 include the following.

Methods for measuring vacuum regulation of undershoot, vacuum drop and overshoot.

New section methods for measuring the depth of the mouthpiece and effective length of a liner.

Design of artificial teats for wet tests has been updated.

The elimination of ISO 3918 and its subsequent integration into ISO 6690.

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* 9. Select all that apply. The functional requirements section of ISO 20966 includes the following topics.

Preparation before milking

Milking: Accidental teatcup detachment, Milk yield measurement, Detection of abnormal milk, Teat cup removal

Post-milking teat applications

Milk transport: Diversion of milk, delivery lines

Milk cooling and storage: Refrigerated bulk milk tank, Tank for temporary storage

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* 10. Select the correct matches to the following unit conversions.

1 kilopascal (kPa) = 0.3 inches of mercury (Hg)

1 meter (m) = 3.3 feet (ft)

1 kilogram (kg) = 2.2 pounds (lbs)