With the current technology for doing so how do you milk a cow?

Question

Would like to find out the process for milking cows with todays machinery. Such as: how do you clean the teats, how often do you have to milk them, what happens if you don't milk them, who picks up the milk (tank truck?), etc.

Answer 1

If you don't milk a cow the milk either goes nowhere or it goes into a calf.

It takes about 4-5 minutes with todays machenery to milk a cow.

You milk a cow once a day at approx. the same time each day so the cow gets into a comfortable routine.

To clean a cow teat you wash it in warm water with a light soap.