thumb|A boy hand milks a cow on a farm in Nigeria thumb|Reindeer milking (19th century) 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 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.
Milking is the process of removing milk from the mammary glands of animals like cattle, goats, sheep, and other mammals, which can be done either by hand or machine and requires the animal to be pregnant or recently pregnant. It matters because it is a primary method for obtaining milk from animals for human use and consumption.
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thumb|A boy hand milks a cow on a farm in Nigeria thumb|Reindeer milking (19th century) 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 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.
==Hand milking== Hand milking is the process of manually squeezing milk from an animal's teats, typically done with two hands to express milk into a bucket. It involves first cleaning the udder and teats, then gripping the base of a teat with your thumb and forefinger to trap milk, and finally squeezing downward with your other fingers to push the milk out.
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