Transcript How does milk get from the cow to the table?

How does milk get
from the cow to the
table?
Cows make
milk when
they have a
baby. This
milk is
needed to
feed the calf.
When the calf is
weened, the
cow still
continues to
make milk. The
milk is stored in
the cows udder.
A milking
machine with
four teat cups is
attached to the
cow. The cups
suck the milk out
of the teats and
sends it to a
large storage
tank where it is
cooled.
The milk is kept at a chilly 38 degrees. It is
stored in refrigerated storage tanks. A
refrigerated truck comes to pick up the milk
daily and take it to the processing plant. The
truck driver does a test on the milk before
pumping it into the truck to make sure it's safe
to drink.
The milk is checked
again and then
pumped from the
milk truck into a
storage tank at the
processing factory.
Next, the milk is
sent to the
homogenizer and
the pasteurizer.
They heat the milk
the kill any bacteria.