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The Dairy Day - 5.00 am - Collection for milking

weaner kennelCows are creatures of habit and begin to assemble for milking on their own.


good queuing manners!The herd queues up and waits patiently. A few stragglers may need to be encouraged but otherwise milking is an orderly affair.


keeping an eye on thingsThe milking parlour is set into the ground so that the dairyman has comfortable access to the working area around the cows' udders.


the parlourDairy cows are usually given a concentrate ration in the milking parlour in the small hoppers alongside the wall. The concentrate is a bit like our breakfast cereal.


the cluster on the teatsThe cluster is placed on the teats to begin milking.



Further readingFurther reading for Dairy Cows - Production cycle






Statistics for Dairy cows

Dairy cows
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Dairy cows
(000s)
2336 2251 2227 2192 2129 2063 2066 1954 1909
Dairy cows - holdings
(000s)
29.7 26.6 - 24.6 - 28.1
Dairy exports
(£ million nominal prices)
654.5 612.2 619.3 760.5 782.2 720.4 726.5 807.6
Dairy imports
(£ million nominal prices)
1189.6 1279.1 1324.6 1538.4 1652.7 1746.8 1862.2 1872.5
Balance of trade dairy
(£ million nominal prices)
-535.1 -666.9 -705.3 -777.9 -870.5 -1026.4 -1135.7 -1064.9








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