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'''Milking''' is the act of removing [[milk]] from the [[mammary gland]]s of [[cattle]], [[water buffalo]], [[human]]s, [[goat]]s, [[sheep]] and more rarely [[camel]]s, [[horse]]s and [[donkey]]s. Milking may be done by hand or by machine, and requires the animal to be currently or recently pregnant. The milker may refer either to the animal that produces the milk or the person who milks said animal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Definition of MILKER|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milker|website=www.merriam-webster.com|accessdate=11 November 2016}}</ref> |
'''Milking''' is the act of removing [[milk]] from the [[mammary gland]]s of [[cattle]], [[water buffalo]], [[human]]s, [[goat]]s, [[sheep]] and more rarely [[camel]]s, [[horse]]s and [[donkey]]s. Milking may be done by hand or by machine, and usually requires the animal to be currently or recently pregnant. (Although cows make two different types of milk one for humans and one for their calfs) The milker may refer either to the animal that produces the milk or the person who milks said animal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Definition of MILKER|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milker|website=www.merriam-webster.com|accessdate=11 November 2016}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:56, 17 August 2019
Milking is the act of removing milk from the mammary glands of cattle, water buffalo, humans, goats, sheep and more rarely camels, horses and donkeys. Milking may be done by hand or by machine, and usually requires the animal to be currently or recently pregnant. (Although cows make two different types of milk one for humans and one for their calfs) The milker may refer either to the animal that produces the milk or the person who milks said animal.[1]
Hand milking
Hand milking is performed by massaging and pulling down on the teats of the udder, squirting the milk into a bucket. Two main methods are used:
- The top of the teat is pinched shut between finger and thumb, trapping milk in the lower part, which is then squeezed by the other fingers, squirting the milk out through the hole in the tip of the teat.
- The top of the teat is pinched shut by the fingers and thumb, which are then slid down the teat, pushing the milk towards the bottom.
Machine milking
Most milking in the developed world is done using milking machines. Teat cups are attached to the cow's teats, and then the cups alternate between vacuum and normal air pressure to extract the milk. The milk is filtered and cooled before being added to a large bulk tank of milk for storage.
The existing robotic milking has allowed cows to have the freedom to decide when to milk, but still needs to make contact with people – entering the milking room is equal to getting food.[2][3]
Venom milking
Milking is also used by extension to describe the removal of venom from snakes and spiders, for the production of antivenom.
See also
External links
- Template:En icon MilkAcademy (for more applicable information about milking equipment and dairy farming)
- ^ "Definition of MILKER". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ Robert E. Graves (2004). A Primer on Robotic Milking. St. Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. doi:10.13031/2013.16895. ISBN 9781940956152.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - ^ Billingsley, John; Visala, Arto; Dunn, Mark (2008), "Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry", Springer Handbook of Robotics, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 1065–1077, CiteSeerX 10.1.1.523.184, doi:10.1007/978-3-540-30301-5_47, ISBN 9783540239574
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