How does a cow produce milk? not all produce milk why?

Answer 1

The cow must be a mother before she will produce milk.

However, to begin producing milk, a cow must first give birth. The hormones released at birth and the sucking of the calf stimulate the cow to lactate (produce milk) for her calf. Cows produce the greatest amount of milk right after they give birth. If a cow is not milked, she will stop producing milk.

Milk is made and stored in the cow's udder, which is divided into four separate quarters, each having its own milk supply. When laden with milk, each section can be drained through one teat. First the farmer spray-washes the cow's udder with a warm iodine solution to control diseases. The milking machine cups are then attached and draw the milk from the udder into a system of pipes that transports the warm milk to a large storage tank for cooling. This milk is known as raw milk.

The cow produces milk on a 305-day cycle, then is "dried up" for 60 days prior to the birth of the calf. This means for 60 days of the year your cow will not be producing any milk.

Answer 2

MAMMALS produce milk to feed their young. IF a woman has a baby, she can continue to feed children as long as they suckle; the milk will, however, dry if the breasts are not suckled. That's how they keep the cows producing milk, by "milking" them (today done via suction machines) daily, and special feeds that help stimulate lactation.

It is important that you know the difference between a cow and a bull if you to fetch some milk from the udders (just a bit of sick humor).

Answer 3

Cows produce milk to feed their young. All cows by the way are female. Their male counterpart is known as a bull, all male. All mamalls produce milk to feed their offspring, not only cows. Even some women use this method to feed their children. Amazing.

Answer 4

Milk is the nutrient fluid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals. Cows usually produce milk when they are pregnant, in preparation for the calf.

A cow might not produce milk because it's not lactating or it's not female.

Answer 5

All female species of animals /humans during mother hood produce milk to feed their younger ones and we humans steal the milk from the cow and consume it.

Answer 6

Not all cows are dairy cows and it's the dairy ones that we get milk from.
How they produce it is beyond me. I have heard that some dairies will breed the cow to keep it producing milk, but is something that I wouldn't bet the farm on.

Answer 7

maybe beause the cow that does not produce milk is a bull!!

Answer 8

only female cow produce milk...

Answer 9

All mammals produce milk foe there child................