dairy
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.35|Old mountain pasture dairy in Schröcken, [[Vorarlberg, Austria, in the Bregenz Forest]] thumb|upright=1.35|"Frieze of the Dairy" showing the façade of the temple of the goddess Ninhursag at Tell al-Ubaid, 2800-2600 BCE, depicting the production of cow dairy products in the stables of the complex, with aman milking on the right and, on the left, men decanting and churning in large containers to obtain cream, butter and cheese, Sumerian Gallery of the [[Iraq Museum]]
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Dairy refers to the production of milk and milk-based products like butter and cheese from domesticated animals, a practice that dates back thousands of years to ancient civilizations. It remains important because dairy products provide essential nutrition and have been a fundamental part of human food systems and agricultural economies across many cultures and regions.
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- Terminology
- History
- Structure of the industry
- Milk supply contracts
- Farming
- Industrial processing
- Cream and butter
- Skimmed milk
- Casein
- Cheese
- Whey
- Yogurt
- Milk powders
- Other milk products
- Milking
- Milking machines
- Milking shed layouts
- Bail-style sheds
- Herringbone milking parlours
- Swingover milking parlours
- Rotary milking sheds
- Automatic milking sheds
- Supplementary accessories in sheds
- Temporary milk storage
- Waste disposal and wastewater management
- Associated diseases
- Animal rights
- Bovine growth hormone
- Climate change and dairy production
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|upright=1.35|Old mountain pasture dairy in Schröcken, [[Vorarlberg, Austria, in the Bregenz Forest]] thumb|upright=1.35|"Frieze of the Dairy" showing the façade of the temple of the goddess Ninhursag at Tell al-Ubaid, 2800-2600 BCE, depicting the production of cow dairy products in the stables of the complex, with aman milking on the right and, on the left, men decanting and churning in large containers to obtain cream, butter and cheese, Sumerian Gallery of the [[Iraq Museum]]
A dairy is a place where milk is stored and where butter, cheese, and other dairy products are made, or a place where those products are sold. It may be a room, a building, or a larger establishment. In the United States, the word may also describe a dairy farm or the part of a mixed farm dedicated to milk for human consumption, whether from cows, buffaloes, goats, yaks, sheep, horses or camels.