Dairy cows are very important on the farm. They produce lots of milk, but only after they have given birth to a calf then a cow gives milk every day.
When a newborn calf is just two hours old it can stand up, although its legs are a bit wobbly! Straight away it begins to suck milk from its mother through teats under her upper that is where a cow’s milk is stored.
After a few days the farmer feeds the calf special powdered milk mixed with water it is a bit like the milk in a baby’s bottle. The mother cow is then milked morning and evening with all the other dairy cows on the farm.
Cows are the greatest milk providers, but they are not the only animals who can produce milk. Many people enjoy goat and buffalo dairy produce too. Cows seem to know when it is time to be milked. The whole herd will follow one another through the field, across the farmyard and straight into the milking parlour. Years ago all milking had to be done by hand, and it was very slow work. Today, on modern farms, milking is done by a machine which is much faster.
The milk form each cow is collected by suction. It flows through hoses into special milk buckets. On large farms the milk goes straight into a big tank that keeps it cool and fresh. A milk tanker comes to the farm every day to collect the milk and take it to a dairy. Some of the milk will be put into cartons and bottles, the rest will be made into butter, cream, cheese and yoghurt. These are called dairy products.
When a newborn calf is just two hours old it can stand up, although its legs are a bit wobbly! Straight away it begins to suck milk from its mother through teats under her upper that is where a cow’s milk is stored.
After a few days the farmer feeds the calf special powdered milk mixed with water it is a bit like the milk in a baby’s bottle. The mother cow is then milked morning and evening with all the other dairy cows on the farm.
Cows are the greatest milk providers, but they are not the only animals who can produce milk. Many people enjoy goat and buffalo dairy produce too. Cows seem to know when it is time to be milked. The whole herd will follow one another through the field, across the farmyard and straight into the milking parlour. Years ago all milking had to be done by hand, and it was very slow work. Today, on modern farms, milking is done by a machine which is much faster.
The milk form each cow is collected by suction. It flows through hoses into special milk buckets. On large farms the milk goes straight into a big tank that keeps it cool and fresh. A milk tanker comes to the farm every day to collect the milk and take it to a dairy. Some of the milk will be put into cartons and bottles, the rest will be made into butter, cream, cheese and yoghurt. These are called dairy products.
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