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The Dairy Day - 6.00 pm - The end of milking and settling the herd

heat exchangerAfter the milk leaves the parlour it enters the dairy where it passes through a heat exchanger. This lowers the temperature of the milk to 3 degrees centigrade which keeps it fresh.


filling the tankMilk filling the bulk tank. Despite all the work that goes into producing this wholesome product, milk often costs less than water.


bulk tankThe bulk tank contains the milk from two milkings and is collected once a day.


winter feedingAfter milking in the winter months, the cows are given silage which is available ad lib. At other times of the year they return to the fields.


cows grazingAfter the cows have fed (whether indoors or out) they will rest overnight "chewing the cud". At about 10.00 pm the stockman will revisit the cows to check that they are all OK.



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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