Dairy Dictionary Milking Machines   Machinery used by dairy farmers to extract milk from cows. Electronic milking machines use a pulsating vacuum that simulates the effect of a suckling calf. The machines do not cause any harm or discomfort to the cows and they keep the milk safe from external contamination. 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