By Dominic, Jessica, Holly, Lucy, Thomas, Zoe and Marcus How We Get Milk By Dominic, Jessica, Holly, Lucy, Thomas, Zoe and Marcus

Where Milk comes from Fact Milk is very good for your bones and teeth. Most milk comes from cows, but you can also get it from goats or sheep. Dairy cows are mainly farmed for milk.

A cow has to have a calf before it can produce milk A cow has to have a calf before it can produce milk. Dairy cows have a calf every year.

Diary or Beef? Female calves are called heifers. They will join the milking herd once they have had a calf. Male calves will become bulls or go to beef production.

Milking Milking Cows are usually milked morning and night by dairymen. Some farms use robot milking machines, when the cows go to milk themselves when they want to.

Milk Tankers The milk is taken from the farm by a refrigerated tanker to a factory to be pasteurised and bottled.

Pasteurisation The milk is pasteurised to kill any bacteria, by heating it to 71 C for 15 seconds. It is then put into bottles or cartons and sold in the shops. I like milk in my tea.