milking barn
Where udders empty
A milking barn is a farm building designed for milking cows, equipped with stalls, milking machines, and storage for milk.
Larger operations may call it a milking parlor.
The structure keeps animals sheltered and allows efficient processing: The dairy farmer heads to the milking barn before dawn.
Cattle bred for milk
- heifersImmature female cattle
- calvesRear shin muscles
- goatsHorned farm ruminants
- herdGrazing animals together
teat · udder · bovine · cattle · stanchion · feed trough · stockman · veterinarian
Mammalian mammary organ
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- pasteurizationThermal pathogen elimination process
- creameryButter-making facility
- cheesemakingProducing curds for aging
butterfat · whey · curds · bulk tank · milking machine · separator · strainer · homogenization
Vertical support post
- hayloftBarn's upper storage level
- beamsRays or supports
- timberWood for construction
- raftersSloped roof beams
concrete floor · gutter · ventilation · silo · cupola · weathervane · sliding doors · whitewash
Agricultural employee
- workwearGarments for employment
- overallsTrousers with bib front
- rubber bootsWaterproof footwear reaching mid-calf
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
apron · stooping · repetition · hosing · scrubbing · fatigue · early hours · endurance
Day's first glow
- choresRoutine household tasks
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- twice dailyTwo times per day
- schedulePlan of timed events
freshness · early morning · dew · quietude · rooster crow · feeding time · cleanup · hosing down
dairy cows
Cattle bred for milk
herd · teat · udder · bovine · cattle · stanchion · feed trough · stockman · veterinarian · hoof care
udder
Mammalian mammary organ
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- pasteurizationThermal pathogen elimination process
- creameryButter-making facility
cheesemaking · butterfat · whey · curds · bulk tank · milking machine · separator · strainer · homogenization · casein
stanchion
Vertical support post
rafters · concrete floor · gutter · ventilation · silo · cupola · weathervane · sliding doors · whitewash · cobwebs
farmhand
Agricultural employee
- workwearGarments for employment
- overallsTrousers with bib front
- rubber bootsWaterproof footwear reaching mid-calf
gloves · apron · stooping · repetition · hosing · scrubbing · fatigue · early hours · endurance
dawn
Day's first glow
- choresRoutine household tasks
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- twice dailyTwo times per day
schedule · freshness · early morning · dew · quietude · rooster crow · feeding time · cleanup · hosing down · sterilizing