
5am – The day begins early when the cows come in to be milked.
6.30am – Morning milking. The cows are in the milking parlour. They are usually milked twice a day.
8am – The cows go out in the field. To produce milk, a dairy cow needs to eat plenty of grass and she may drink up to 100 litres of water each day. That’s enough to fill a bath tub!
10am – When morning milking is finished, the parlour is thoroughly cleaned.
4pm – The cows come back in for evening milking. The milking machine gently draws the milk from the cow’s udder.
10pm – The farmer makes a last check to see that all is well at the end of a long day. Each cow has her own space where she can rest undisturbed.