Milk, Milking and Dairy Animals
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Milk and Milking: Cows Aren't the Only Ones
But did you realize that cows aren't the only ones to produce milk? Yes, we may know that all mammals produce milk but I am speaking of mammals that produce the milk that we as humans drink. Many people drink goat's milk. In fact throughout the world, more people drink goat's milk than cow's milk.
But don't stop there. Milk doesn't come just from cows and goats. This unit study is about all the animals that are milked for their dairy products. You may have heard of many of them but some may surprise you.
Milk comes from cows, goats, sheep, camels, water buffalo etc. Cows aren't the only ones...
Photo Credit: Milking Cow by ednl
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Where does milk come from?
Cows on a Dairy Farm
As with any unit study we begin by brainstorming everything the children know about milk. Where does milk come from? What animals produce milk? Why do we drink milk? Has anyone ever milked a cow?
Some of the statements that my class mentioned were:
Milk comes from cows.
Milk comes from the refrigerator.
Milk is white.
All animals product milk.
Do birds produce milk?
It's hard to get milk to come from the teats of a cow.
You may know that some of these statements are false but it is important for the children to throw out all ideas and then through research and observation discover which statements are true and which ones are false.
The Milk Makers (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Reading Rainbow Books (Pb))
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The Milk Makers by Gail Gibbons is a wonderful introduction to children about cows, dairying and life on a dairy farm. The illustrations invite children to ask question and learn the answers.
Cows Aren't the Only Ones
Dairy Animals
We create a bulletin board of animals that are milked. Each time we read a book about milk and milking we look for more animals that produce milk for humans, draw a picture of the animal and add it to the bulletin board.
We then go back to our brainstorming list. If we find a statement to be false we cross it off. We have found that cows, goats and sheep are all common dairy animals.
Milk also comes from Sheep
Sheep's Milk
Sheep Milking Poll
Milkers
Animals that are Kept for Milking
Have you tried Water Buffalo yogurt? In the book, Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages you will read about an amazing variety of animals that have been milked by humans. Be sure to check out this delightful book.
Each of the following lenses will give insight into the various animals around the world that are kept for their milk. Their milk may be consumed by the family, turned into cheese or eaten as yogurt. Discover all the animals around the world that are milked.
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Cows Aren't The Only Ones
Sure you know that milk comes from cows but did you know people around the world milk other animals as well?There are many books about milk and milking to start off a Unit Study about dairy animals and their products. Finding a friendly farmer who is willing to let you try your hand at milking is in...2 points
Baby Lamb's First Drink
It is spring. The pastures are green and lambing season is upon us. The baby lamb has just been born and the mother ewe is carefully looking after her baby. With beautiful illustrations and simple words, Beverley Randall tells the tale of a baby lamb's first day. Baby Lamb's First Drink beco...2 points
Carabao - The Domesticated Water Buffalo of Southeast Asia
The Carabao. The Water Buffalo. Bubalus bubalis. Sort of like a four-legged, non-gas-burning tractor. Can help with hauling sugar cane. Can handle the mud while plowing rice paddies. Can swim very well. Can get rid of a water hyacinth problem. Useful for rural tropical transportation. Can haul tropi...2 points
Poll about Milkers
How to Make Cheese
Recipes for Dairy Products
The Cheesemaking Process
How is cheese made?
Learn more about how cheese is made.
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Easy Mozzarella Made At Home! 30 Minute Recipe
I never would have thought that I could make cheese at home. Its easy and fun to make mozzarella at home. I ordered a cheesemaking kit from the New England Cheesemaking Supply Company. There are a few ingredients that are not going to be found in your pantry. This a great website and offer all thing...0 points
Cheese Poll
What is the best thing you can do with milk? Many people think that the best thing to do with milk is to turn it into cheese.
Everyone loves and eats cheese. Some like cheese on pizza in a car on the way to soccer practice. Some like cheese with wine and a baguette in a park in Paris. Do you eat cheese as a midnight snack? Do you eat cheese with milk?
Cheese
Cheese is made from Milk
Italian Cheese
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There are hundreds of kinds of cheeses made around the world. Cheese is made from milk but the region it comes from, the animal it comes from and the food the animal consumes all contribute towards the complex variety of cheeses.
Cheese Varieties
All Kinds of Cheese
There are hundreds of cheese available around the world. Come explore the cheeses from cheddar and parmesan to brie and cottage cheese. Which ones are your favorites?
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I Love Cheese!
There's something quite indulgent about the delicious labours of the ancient craft of cheese-making - the sheer enjoyment from a simple wedge of crumbly red cheddar or a sharp shaving of tart parmesan.Cheese tastes best in its country of origin and good cheese starts with the freshest milk, it's the...1 point
Halloumi Cheese
Halloumi is a traditional cheese from Cyprus, the island in the Mediterranean Sea.Halloumi has a higher melting point than other cheese what makes it suitable for frying and grilling. You almost won't find any BBQ in Cyprus without the use of halloumi.It is also very common in warm months, to eat ha...1 point
Favorite Cheese Poll
Formaggi Italiani
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Yogurt or Yoghurt
Yogurt is a Dairy Product
Discovering Yogurt
How do you make yogurt?
Yogurt may be one of the healthiest dairy products available. Learn how to make yogurt, use yogurt in recipes or just delight in the varieties available.
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I love Yoghurt!
You would be hard pressed to find any other food with such an illustrious history and popularity, while at the same time being so healthy and nutritious. It's almost like a secret, an Elixir of Life that's known to only the very rich. But yoghurt is no secret. Just ask Cleopatra - she took b...1 point
Yogurt or Yoghurt Poll
Where the Milkers are Kept and Milked
Dairy Barns
Milking-Time in a Dairy Barn, c.1870
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What was it like to keep a family cow? Were were the cows kept and milked? Learn some of the history of dairying.
Dairy Barns
The Cows are in the Barn
Learn all about the barns where dairy animals are kept and milked.
Squidooers are invited to add their barn lenses. The very best will be featured.
Old Vermont Barn
The old barn on our farm in Vermont was built by my Great-great grandfather in about 1870. He learned to build from his father and grandfather in a tradition passed down from the first New England settlers. He took those traditions but he applied new agricultural methods to the way he built his barn...2 points
The Barn on Grandpa's Farm
When my children opened the big box that held their wooden toy barn the delight on their faces showed just how right the choice had been. They loved the barn doors that slid open to allow room for their toy horses to enter. The loved looking through the windows at the cow in her stall.Since purchasi...2 points
Barns for Milking
Milk Substitutes
Alternatives to Milk
Soy Milk, Rice Milk, Almond Milk
Alternatives to Cow's Milk
For those who choose not to drink milk from animals there are many different dairy alternatives.
Dangers Of Consuming Soy Based Products
Soy Is Found In An Amazing Array Of The Commercially Prepared Food Products That We Eat...But Do We Realize The Health Risks That We Face When We Consume These Foods?Soy based products bounced onto our grocery store shelves in a blaze of excitement. Banners, magazine articles and newscasts touted it...2 points
Milk Components
Saturated Fat Content in Milk
Milk Drinking Poll
What is milk made of?
Nutritional Facts about Dairy Products
Who Would Drink Raw Milk? Would YOU?
Raw milk is real food! Science has yet to improve on the good food nature gives us. It tends to really screw things up when it tries ... saccharin, anyone? Milk is a food that has been consumed for most of human history, yet only in recent times, with science "improving" it through pasteur...1 point
SATURATED FAT IS GOOD FOR YOU
Fat is a substance that occurs naturally in living matter contains varying proportions of saturated and unsaturated fat.Saturated fat is the main dietary cause of high blood cholesterol (hold that thought, I will get to it later on). It is found mostly in food from animals, and, certain plants. Anim...1 point
Fed Sting Against Amish Raw Milk Producer Results in Federal Case
A year long sting operation against an Amish contraband raw milk producer in Pennsylvania has resulted in a court case against Rainbow Acres Farms.1 point
Do you drink milk?
Young Girl Wearing Cowgirl Outfit Drinking Milk and Eating Sandwich in Kitchen
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EditorDave wrote...
Nice lens! I've had cow milk, goat milk, sheep milk, and water buffalo milk (carabao milk -- from the Philippines). I've also had soy milk (but I'm not sure how they milk those tiny beans... you can't see the udders very well!). I've liked, thumbs-upped, favorited, and lensrolled your masterpiece. Congrats on another great lens!
Posted December 20, 2010
vbright105 wrote...
Evelyn, I love your lenses. They are always delightful to read as well as educational (yes, even for us adults). In this case, your lens is "udderly" delightful!
Posted November 19, 2010
WhitePineLane wrote...
Fun and informative group! I'm glad to see some groups are still alive, even if in a different format. *Blessed by a Squid Angel*
(Oh, and my favorite cheese is gruyere! Yum!)
Posted November 09, 2010
nightcats wrote...
What a wonderfully educational lens this is. I was raised on a farm. I know only too well were milk comes from. LOL
Posted October 12, 2010
Evelyn_Saenz wrote...
[in reply to ElizabethJeanAllen] I remember helping my dad teach the calves to drink from a pail. It was fun to put my fingers in their mouths and feel their warm tongues sucking to drink.
Posted March 05, 2010
ElizabethJeanAllen wrote...
Great group! I grew up on a dairy farm. My brothers did most of the milking. My job was feeding the calves.
Posted March 01, 2010
tandemonimom wrote...
Great idea for a group! I hope all the milkers sound off in the a> debate!
Posted December 16, 2008
scss wrote...
Hi there, can James get invited to this group too please?
His lens is:
http://www.squidoo.com/raising-goats
Posted November 21, 2008
How to Milk a Cow
Milking a Cow by Hand
What's happening to the small dairy farm?
Equipment for Milking Small Herds of Dairy Cows
Many small dairy farms have been disappearing at alarming rate. That is where Steve Judge comes in. He is helping small dairy farmers with just 4-6 cows become profitable again.
How can he do this?
By offering small milking machines, small bulk tanks and other small equipment.
The business has just opened in Royalton, Vt. but the need is so great that the business is pouring in.
Bringing the Cows Back Home
As the traditional links between commercial dairy farms, their customers, and communities have been lost, Bob-White Systems is helping micro dairy farms create and manage dairy operations that are sustainable, low impact, and fully integrated with their communities.1 point
Buying a Cow Poll
Are you thinking about buying a cow and starting your own micro dairy?
Photo Credit: Dairy cattle near Gadbrook Farm
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Halloumi has a higher melting point than other cheese wh...1 point
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I Love Cheese!
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I would like to share a little bit of the farm life with you. It is full of some unique and entertaining characters.
Meet Laurel a...1 point
How to Make Goat Soap
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I love Yoghurt!
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