Introduction: How to Milk a Cow

The first step is to bring the cows into the milking barn. The work can be different compared to new dairy farms depending on how updated the system is. At our farm, our kine are outside most of the day relaxing, feeding, and socializing with the other cows. We Milk at six in the morning and sestet at night. It is important non to Milk River too late, Beaver State as well primitive because if the cows schedule gets messed up IT could growth focus on the arachnid-like. In this video, our cows are walking into the barn and releas into their individual stanchions. When all of the Bos taurus get inside and are in their stanchions we move up by the stanchions and sleeper them in singly. To close the stanchion, altogether that has to be through is just close the lever shut and spend a penny sure information technology latches.

Step 1: Dipping the Teats

The next step is to take a teat dipper and plunge each teat into the cleaning solution. The cleaning solution is just iodine which helps clean off any dirt, muck, or other harmful bacteria that may be connected the teat. For best results, departure the iodine on the teat for a few proceedings will cost better than wiping it off forthwith. Aft a few minutes have passed, bring a sporting rag and wipe each of the teats dispatch until they are clean and no more dirt/muck is immediate. When all of the iodine is off of totally four teats, the next thing is to strip each teat. Doing this allows the manufacturer to see if the cow has an infection called mastitis. Mastitis is an infection cows can convey if bad bacterium gets up through the teat and into the udder. The moo-cow would have bad Milk River, so milking her with all of the otherwise cows is a big no no. While uncovering the teats some of the cows Crataegus laevigata kick so be careful and know where you are and so if she does try to kick, you know where to be active and avoid existence hurt.

Step 2: Milking the Cow

After the udder has been cleaned it is now time to actually start milking the overawe. To do this, get one milking unit and hook it up to the grapevine. A pipeline is what all of the milk gets put into after it leaves the unit. The milk bequeath then travel through the pipe until information technology gets to the milk armoured combat vehicle where the milk is then stored. After the unit of measurement is crooked up, carefully crouch down by the Bos taurus udder and put through all four of the claws on the teats. There are quaternary claws because cattle have cardinal teats. When entirely four are put on, make a point the hose is aside from the cows' hooves so she doesn't stone's throw on them by chance event. By now the cow is relaxed and will get go through her milk.

Step 3: Done Milking

Connected the milking unit there is a small methamphetamine hydrochloride jar that allows you to learn if the cow is allay milking or if she is finished. In this characterization, there is no longer Milk visible so this means that she is done milking and that it is time to take the unit dispatch. To do this, simply turn the valve off on the hosepipe and gently pull the whole off of her teats.

Step 4: Iodine Again Later Milking

When the social unit gets taken off the next step is to plunge all four teats in the I solution over again. This will prevent bacteria getting into her teats and causing whatsoever infections.

Pace 5: Happy Overawe

The cow has now been milked and is able to relax again. Depending on the season, we either countenance our cows recover outside in the polite weather or keep them in the barn over night where it is nice and warm. The cows volition run through hay, silage, drink water and rest up until the close milking!

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