MyFood From Germany
Introduction
Peek inside the milk carton
   The cow
   From cow to carton
   Made from milk
   Milk makes you...
   Milk-producing animals
   How to milk a cow
   How to make butter
   How to make whipped cream
   How to make ice cream
   The eomaia
   Cow 101
   Cow, grass and milk
   More about milk animals
   More cow to carton
   A day on a dairy farm
   Dairy products
   Mysteries of milking
   A perfect food?
   A brief history of milk
   Lactose intolerance
   Mother's milk
   The chemistry of milk
   The economics of milk
Exercises & Worksheets

The Cow (Die Kuh)

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Two cows

The cow is a mammal and belongs to the bovine family (cloven hoofed).

Die Kuh ist ein Säugetier und gehört zur Familie der Paarhufer (geteilte Hufe).

Bull

A male cow is called a bull.

Eine männliche Kuh nennt man Bulle. (der Bulle)

Calf

The baby cow is called a calf.

Das Kind der Kuh nennt man Kalb. (das Kalb)

Heifers - Young milk cows

A young female cow is called a heifer.

Die junge weibliche Kuh nennt man eine Färse. (die Färse)

Cows in the Netherlands

Cows live on farms.

Kühe leben auf Bauernhöfen.

Dairy Cow Eating Grass

Cows eat grass.

Kühe essen Gras.

Ready to be milked

A cow which is raised to produce milk is a dairy cow.

Die Kuh, die für die Produktion von Milch gezüchtet wird, ist eine Milchkuh.

Modern milking

Dairy cows are milked twice a day.

Milchkühe werden zweimal am Tag gemolken.

 

We use many other products daily that come from cattle, such as meat and leather.

Wir benutzen tagtäglich viele weitere Produkte von Rindern, wie etwa Fleisch oder Leder.

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