Dairy Dictionary Antibiotic   Medication that kills or slows the growth of harmful bacteria. Sometimes it’s necessary for farmers to treat cows with antibiotics when they are ill, just as humans sometimes need medication when they are sick. Cows that are treated with an antibiotic are milked separately from the healthy herd. All milk is tested to ensure that antibiotics are kept out of the milk supply. Select a Dairy Term Below Antibiotic Factory Farm Milking Shorthorn Artificial Insemination (AI) Family Farm Nutrient Management Plan Ayrshire Forage Organic Milk Biotechnology Freestall Barn Pasteurization Bovine Fresh Cow Pasture Brown Swiss Guernsey Pesticides Bulk Tank Hay Processing Plant Bull Heifer Raw Milk Butter Herd rBGH or rbST Butterfat Holstein Replacement Heifers Calf Homogenization Rumen Casein Hoof Trimmer Ruminant Cloning Hormone Runoff Colostrum Hutch Silage Compost Irrigation Silo Cream Jersey Skim Milk Cud Lactation Somatic Cell Count (SCC) Curd Lagoon Teat Dairy Dictionary Mastitis TMR (Total Mixed Rations) Dairy Nutritionist Methane Digester Udder Dry Cows Milking Machines Veterinarian Ear Tag Milking Parlor Whey