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  2. Dairy farming - Wikipedia

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    A rotary milking parlor at a modern dairy facility in Germany Dairy farm near Bangor, Wisconsin. Dairy farming is a class of agriculture for the long-term production of milk, which is processed (either on the farm or at a dairy plant, either of which may be called a dairy) for the eventual sale of a dairy product.

  3. Rotolactor - Wikipedia

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    The Rotolactor held 50 cows and could produce 26,000 quarts of milk. [4] After each cow received a bath, their udders and flanks were cleaned. [5] The August 1931 issue of the American Journal of Public Health and the Nation's Health described the Rotolactor as an advance in cleanliness and hygiene for milk production. [5]

  4. Automatic milking - Wikipedia

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    The milking process is the collection of tasks specifically devoted to extracting milk from an animal (rather than the broader field of dairy animal husbandry).This process may be broken down into several sub-tasks: collecting animals before milking, routing animals into the parlour, inspection and cleaning of teats, attachment of milking equipment to teats, and often massaging the back of the ...

  5. Intensive animal farming - Wikipedia

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    They are raised as livestock for their flesh (called beef and veal), dairy products (milk), leather and as draught animals. As of 2009–2010 it is estimated that there are 1.3–1.4 billion head of cattle in the world. [56] [57] Diagram of feedlot system. This can be contrasted with more traditional grazing systems.

  6. Milking pipeline - Wikipedia

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    In small dairy farms with less than 100 cows, goats or sheep, the pipeline is installed above the animals' stalls and they are then are milked in sequence by moving down the row of stalls. The milking machine is a lightweight transportable hose assembly which is plugged into sealed access ports along the pipeline.

  7. Dairy cattle - Wikipedia

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    The top breed of dairy cow within Canada's national herd category is Holstein, taking up 93% of the dairy cow population, have a production rate of 10,257 kilograms (22,613 lb) of milk per cow that contains 3.9% butter fat and 3.2% protein [8]

  8. Milking - Wikipedia

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    The milk is filtered and cooled before being added to a large bulk tank of milk for storage. [3] The average time of milking is 5–7 minutes and a cow can be milked with a machine 2–3 times a day. [4] The existing robotic milking has allowed cows to have the freedom to decide when to milk, but still needs to make contact with people. [5] [6]

  9. Dairy industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The dairy industry in the United States includes the farms, cooperatives, and companies that produce milk, cheese and related products such as milking machines, and distribute them to the consumer. By 1925, the United States had 1.5-2 million dairy cows, each producing an average of 4200 lb of milk per year.

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