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| A milking cow with her calf still at foot (pic:[Sven Hansen](https://www.flickr.com/photos/svengaarn/ "Go to Sven Hansen's photostream"), [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)). | _A milking cow with her calf still at foot (pic:[Sven Hansen](https://www.flickr.com/photos/svengaarn/ "Go to Sven Hansen's photostream"), [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/))._ |
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| Anglo Nubians are a popular dairy goat breed, probably the best goat breed for making cheese due to a high butterfat content (pic [cliff1066™](https://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/), [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)). | _Anglo Nubians are a popular dairy goat breed, probably the best goat breed for making cheese due to a high butterfat content (pic [cliff1066™](https://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/), [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/))._ |
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| A dexter cow and calf. Dexter cattle are a small dual-purpose breed increasingly popular with smallholders (pic: [Pieter Delicaat](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pelikana), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en)). | _A dexter cow and calf. Dexter cattle are a small dual-purpose breed increasingly popular with smallholders (pic: [Pieter Delicaat](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pelikana), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en))._ |
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| The Saanen is a dairy goat breed useful for producing large volumes where liquid milk is the desired end product. They often have very long lactations (pic: [NSW DPI Scools Program](https://www.flickr.com/photos/landlearnnsw/), [CC BY-NC-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/)). | _The Saanen is a dairy goat breed useful for producing large volumes where liquid milk is the desired end product. They often have very long lactations (pic: [NSW DPI Scools Program](https://www.flickr.com/photos/landlearnnsw/), [CC BY-NC-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/))._ |
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| The Friesland is one of the best dairy sheep breeds (pic: [Northdevonfarmer](https://www.flickr.com/photos/northdevonfarmer/), [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)). | _The Friesland is one of the best dairy sheep breeds (pic: [Northdevonfarmer](https://www.flickr.com/photos/northdevonfarmer/), [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/))._ |
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| Some cows can be milked out in the field with just a stool and a bucket (pic: [Nick Farnhill](https://www.flickr.com/photos/nickfarnhill/), [CC BY-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)). | _Some cows can be milked out in the field with just a stool and a bucket (pic: [Nick Farnhill](https://www.flickr.com/photos/nickfarnhill/), [CC BY-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/))._ |
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| Milking an animal is a fairly easy skill to learn | _Milking an animal is a fairly easy skill to learn_ |
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| A milk / cream separator from the early 1900s (pic: [Dennis Jarvis](https://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/), [CC BY-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)). | _A milk / cream separator from the early 1900s (pic: [Dennis Jarvis](https://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/), [CC BY-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/))._ |
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| [Cheesemaking](https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/chee/cheesemaking) | _[Cheesemaking](https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/chee/cheesemaking)_ |
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| ## Further resources | ## Further resources |
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| | - [Backwoods Home Magazine](https://www.backwoodshome.com/finding-buying-milking-and-living-with-the-family-milk-cow/) - Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow |
| | - [Organic Herd](https://organicherd.co.uk/) - organic milk suppliers co-operative |
| | - [British Sheep Dairying Association](https://happerley.co.uk/browse_organisations/957) |
| | - [Compassion in World Farming](https://www.ciwf.org.uk/farm-animals/cows/dairy-cows/) - the problems with conventional dairy farming |
| | - [History of milk, cream & butter production](https://www.carnamah.com.au/milk-cream-butter) |
| | - [The Kitchn](https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-butter-and-cultured-butter-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-194372) - how to make butter |
| | - [The Kitchn](https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-yogurt-at-home-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-125070) - how to make yogurt at home |
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