After
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.
Milk
filling the bulk tank. Despite all the work that goes into producing
this wholesome product, milk often costs less than water.
The
bulk tank contains the milk from two milkings and is collected once
a day.
After
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.
After
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 reading for Dairy Cows - Production cycle
Statistics for 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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