Plant and a method of treating milk

A plant for treating milk so as to obtain milk with a low content of spores and bacteria, said plant comprising

• a centrifugation unit (4) for separating the milk into a cream fraction (CR), a skim-milk fraction (SM) and a sludge fraction (SL);
• a conduit (6) for the skim-milk fraction;
• a microfiltration unit (8) for separating the skim-milk fraction (SM) into a spore and bacteria-containing retentate (R) and a permeate (P) with a low content of spores and bacteria;
• a conduit (10) for the retentate (R), which retentate conduit (10) is in form of a recirculating conduit to the centrifugation unit (4);
• a conduit (12), for the permeate (P);
• a conduit (14) for the cream fraction (CR);
• a sterilizing unit (16);
• a conduit (18) for sterilized cream (STCR);
• a uniting conduit (20) uniting the sterilized cream (STCR) or a portion thereof and the permeate in a conduit (22) coupled thereto for standardized milk in which said conduit (6) is coupled to said microfiltration unit (8), said conduit (14) is coupled to said sterilizing unit (16), said sterilizing unit is coupled to said conduit (18), said conduit (18) is coupled to said uniting conduit (20), and said uniting conduit (20) is coupled to said permeate conduit (12).