Dairy produce is made from the extraction and processing of milk. The milk is typically from cows, yet can often be made from goats, sheep, horses and buffalo.
A dairy farm usually rears cows specifically to produce milk to enter the human or animal food chain. Dairy farms are common in across world civilisation, although the degree of mechanisation differs. Large dairy farms will use machines to milk cows that produce a high yield of milk, simply milking by hand is now relegated to smaller farms or small holdings that may have a few cows. Managing the production of sufficient milk is tricky for the large dairy farms, as they must ensure cows are milked at least once a day.