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The Dairy Day - 6.00 am - Milking is underway
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milking parlourThe milking parlour is kept clean and clear of obstructions during milking time. The hoses for washing the cows udders are suspended from the ceiling.


recording the cowOn arrival in the parlour each cow is entered into the computer. This allocates the correct amount of feed and records the amount of milk she produces.


cleaningThe udders of cows are first washed then dried before the cluster is placed on the teats. This ensures that no muck can get from the teat into the milk.


milkingThe cluster on the teats works by providing a pulsating vacuum that stimulates the cow to "let down" her milk.


preventing infectionAfter milking the cows udder is sprayed with an iodine solution that helps prevent infection.


clean and tidyWhen the whole herd has been milked everything is washed down and scrubbed clean.



Further readingFurther reading for Dairy Cows - Production cycle






Statistics for Dairy cows

Dairy cows
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Dairy cows
(000s)
2336 2251 2227 2192 2129 2063 2066 1954 1909 1857
Dairy cows - holdings
(000s)
29.7 26.6 24.6 28.1 26.8
Dairy exports
(£ million nominal prices)
654.5 612.2 619.3 760.5 782.2 720.4 787.8 807.6 872.4 836.6
Dairy imports
(£ million nominal prices)
1189.6 1279.1 1324.6 1538.4 1652.7 1746.8 2019.2 1872.5 2290.3 2348.2
Balance of trade dairy
(£ million nominal prices)
-535.1 -666.9 -705.3 -777.9 -870.5 -1026.4 -1135.7 -1064.9 -1425.2 -1511.6





June Census statistics for Dairy cows


Dairy cows
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
Dairy Cows & heifers in milk or calf
(Numbers)
1,899,623 2,054,340 1,806,499 2,337,806 2,809,163 3,157,087 3,236,846 3,424,004 3,457,035 2,686,203 2,356,739







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