How To: Milk a cow
Modern milking parlors use machines, but milking a cow by hand is an ancient art. Here’s the "udderly" perfect way to do it.
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How To: Tie a cow's tail for surgical or practical purposes
A cow's tail might be in the way of a variety of veterinary procedures or other practical functions. In order to get the tail out of the way, the cow's tail may be tied. Learn how to tie a cow's tail for surgical or any purpose without hurting the cow or damaging the bones by watching this video veterinary tutorial.
How To: Milk cows
There are things that you should keep in mind, if you want to learn to milk cows. Clean the teats, before you begin. To milk the cow manually, squeeze the teats and draw your hand downward, at the same time. Squeeze and pull down, until there is no more milk. Cows have to be milked at least a couple of times a day.
How To: Milk a cow by hand and start a calf on bottle feeding
Milking a cow can yield multiple gallons of milk per session. This video tutorial demonstrates how to milk a grass fed cow by hand, and provides ways to make your cow more cooperative throughout the process. All you'll need is a cow, a stool, and a patient work ethic.
How To: Milk a cow by hand with June the Homemaker
To get milk as fresh as possible, you want to get it directly from the cow. This video shows you how to milk a dairy cow! You don't need much - just a bucket, a milking stool and a compliant cow.
How To: Milk your farm cow
Veterinarian Mark Lopez of Wholesome Dairy Farms demonstrates how to milk a cow. Use a teat dip to wet the teats. Then, massage in the fluid so it loosens up the surface dirt and kills bacteria. Stimulate the teat end with your fingers. Next pre-strip the cow by gently pulling on the teat and mimicking the suckling action of a calf. Let the iodine teat dip to sit on the udder. When the cow squirts milk out of the teat, it means that she is stimulated and comfortable. Take a clean towel and wi...
How To: Milk a cow with your bare hands
This video shows you how to milk a cow with your bare hands. Wipe the udder with alcohol based wipes, to make sure it is clean. Place your stool at the side of the cow, towards the back end. Remove a little wax from the teats before starting. Squeeze the teats firmly with a regular motion. A cow should be milked twice a day. If the udder is pendulous then use a flatter pan rather than an milking bucket. The richness of the pasture will determine how much milk the cow delivers. Rainfall and th...
How To: Collect a cow's urine sample for veterinary purposes
Urine can be simply obtained from a cow by stroking the escutcheon, instead of laborious catheterization. The urine sample can be a useful diagnostic tool for veterinarians to run a number of medical tests. Learn how to collect a urine sample for a cow by watching this video veterinary tutorial.
How To: Milk a Guernsey cow with a milk machine
There's nothing like milking a dairy cow straight from the teat. Of course, before milking you'll need to sanitize the teat with a sterile solution and paper towel. This video tutorial demonstrates the proper methods of milking cows using a standard milk machine pulsator for professional results.
How To: Insert a catheter into a cow for a urine sample
Sometimes it is necessary to insert a catheter into a cow to obtain a urine sample. Catheterization can be a tricky process, but urine samples are a helpful diagnostic tool for many veterinarians to detect illness and other medical problems in cattle, as well as other animals. Learn how to insert a catheter into a cow to collect a urine sample by watching this video veterinary tutorial.
How To: Restrain a cow for surgical or farming purposes
There are a number of halters, cattle anti-kicking devices and maneuvers that restrain a cow for veterinary examination purposes. This video veterinary tutorial shows some devices and techniques to prevent and restrain a cow from kicking an examiner. Some of these restraints are also important to farmers for implementing milking procedures onto a new cow.
How To: Artificially inseminate a cow with Johnny Knoxville
With the noble pursuit of science in mind, Johnny Knoxville learns how to artificially inseminate a cow firsthand. This is an integral part of cattle raising and dairy farming using bull sperm.
How To: Utilize and insert CIDR devices into cows
Dr. Allen Bridges shows how to incorporate the use of the CIDR (controlled intra-vaginal drug releasing devices) in a synchronization program for beef cattle. CIDR devices can be used to manage the reproductive cycles of female cows. Learn how to insert and CIDR devices and how to manage the estrus cycles of female cows for farming convenience, by watching this instructional video.
How To: Call cows
Grass farmer Tom Davenport shows how he moves his cows on Hollin Farms in the Crooked Run Valley near Delaplane, VA.
How To: Model the new James Bond intro with 3D Studio Max
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Michael Park shows you how to recreate the opening gun barrel sequence from the two newest James Bond movies in 3d Studio Max using the default scanline renderer, minimal modeling, and only standard materials.
How To: Do the Cow Face yoga pose
Stretch hips, ankles, shoulders, and chest with the Cow Face Pose. Learn how to do the Cow Face Pose in this yoga video clip. To practice Cow Face pose you should sit with knees together & legs crossed, reach one hand over back, reach other hand around side, and breathe properly. With this how to video you will be able to practice the Cow Face pose at home.
How To: Milk a cow at Tres Semillas Mountain Inn Costa Rica
Tres Semillas Mountain Inn is a family owned organic farm and rainforest retreat located in El Brujo de Rio Nuevo, Costa Rica, on the southern border of the Los Santos National Park. Learn the simple procedure for how to milk cows and care for them on an organic farm by watching this video tutorial.
How To: Artificially inseminate a cow
Robert Whitacre is a professional artificial inseminator (AI) of cattle. This video shows how to artificially inseminate cows as part of an advanced breeding program for promoting favored genes in cattle livestock.
How To: Relieve Your Sciatica Pain with the Cow Face Yoga Pose
The name Cow Face pose has probably got you asking, what does this yoga pose do? What doesn't it do? Find relief from back pain, improve flexibility in the neck and shoulders, feel invigorated and calm by practicing Gomukhasana, or Cow's Face pose.
How To: Dissect a female cow reproductive tract
Want to know what the insides of a cow look like? Well, go no further... these video tutorials will show you the anatomy of a cow reproductive tract, which is suspended by the broad ligament, which has three component parts; the mesometrium (which holds the uterine horns), the mesovarium (which holds the ovary), and the mesosalpinx (which holds the oviduct of the female cow.
How To: Tan a cow hide
Preparing a cow hide can be a bit trocky if you don't know how to do it properly. Lucky for you, that's what we're here for! Watch this two part tutorial on how to properly tan a cow hide. Enjoy!
How To: Do the FarmVille pink-to-brown cow hack (10/14/09)
Is a cow up for adoption on FarmVille? Using this simple hack, change the cow's color in a snap! This video tutorial shows how to do the FarmVille pink-to-brown cow hack (10/14/09). Using this simple hack, one can change an adopted cow's color from pink to brown, and vice versa. To find out how and see it in action, watch the video.
How To: Dissect the eye of a cow
Check out this video tutorial on how to dissect the eye of a cow. If you like science, and you like animal anatomy, then why not go out and get your own cows eye for dissecting, and more importantly, learning? You'll see the cornea, the iris, the ciliary muscle, the eye tissue, and more.
How To: Draw a simple cow (vaca)
Don't have a cow! Actually, do have a cow, or more specifically, draw a cow. This video illustrates the simple process of drawing a cow. Cattle are fairly easy to outline, so if you're not a great artist, don't worry, it's easy! "Vaca" is the Spanish translation of cow.
How To: DIY a cow costume for Chick-fil-A Cow Appreciation Day
This summer, come into Chick-Fil-A dressed as a cow and get your entire meal for free! The Southern chicken chain is celebrating poultry and steering clear of red meat for a national campaign.
How To: Draw a cartoon cow
Drawing cartoon animals for fun or for a school project? Master your cartoon cow with help from this video. In this drawing tutorial by Living State, learn how to draw a cartoon style cow.
How To: Paint cows and bulls in sumi-e ink
This video painting tutorial shows how to paint cows and bulls in Sumi-e ink. The Sumi-e ink painting process is a traditional Japanese painting technique from the Niigata prefecture, demonstrated here with a stone ink well. Learn how to paint cows and bulls by watching this instructional video.
How To: Choose cheeses
Master cheesemonger Steven Jenkins gives a quick primer on putting together a selection of cheeses. Stop at four cheeses: "To serve more than three or four cheeses at a time is an insult to all the other ones that you've chosen."
How To: Crochet a cow finger puppet
Crochet a little special something for the little ones in your life! In this two-part video tutorial, learn how to crochet an adorable cow finger puppet. These small items would be perfect as party gifts, gift wrap toppers, or stocking stuffers! Warm the hearts (and fingers) of those you love with a special hand crafted finger puppet.
How To: Create a cowprint manicure
In this video, celebrate Cow Appreciation Day in style and top off your outfit with cow fingernails. Did you know that if you wear just one cow accessory into Chick-fil-A stores on Cow Appreciation Day you can score yourself a free meal? So, why not take a moment to glam up your fingers and then get em all greasy with that delicious free grub.
How To: Prepare a breakfast egg dish with carmelized onions with Martha Stewart
In our opinion, breakfast should simultaneously be the most delicious and most nutritious meal of the day. Healthy and delicious usually don't come in one wollop, but in this French egg dish they certainly do.
How To: Make a Cow with Oshibori Origami
An oshibori is a Japanese wet hand towel. With an oshibori you can make all kinds of things, just like origami. Oshibori Origami is the latest Japanese craze sweeping the nation! Instead of paper, we're making origami from wet Japanese hand towels. Oshibori origami is easier than traditional origami, and more fun, too!
How To: Make fromage blanc cheese with buttermilk, whole milk, lemon juice and salt
Fromage blanc cheese is something every cook should experience in the kitchen. To consider yourself a real chef, you need to grab the cheesecloth and dip your hands in the cow's milk, because making cheese is a culinary experience like no other.
How To: Line draw a cow
Attention artists! You might be Picasso in certain areas of the arts, but have you mastered the art of drawing cartoon farm animals? Didn't think so. In this video presented by Toonseum, learn how to line draw an adorable cartoon cow.
How To: Say the names of the parts of the cow in French
Learn how to say the names of the parts of the cow in French
How To: Fight climate change with cow dung
Cow manure contains methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Farmers who collect and burn methane keep it out of the atmosphere while generating clean electricity.
How To: Draw a cartoon cow
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw a cartoon cow. First, use gray pencil lines to draw the guidelines for the cow. After this, draw on the ears and the face, as well as the features of the face. Then, draw on a large oval for the body and then draw in the legs and the utters. From here, draw in the spots on the cow as well as the tail and the features for the tail. Use pink for the inside of the ears and the nose, as well at the utters. Finish this off with a blue sky background and save!
News: How Livestock Farts Lead to a Warmer Climate
When it comes to global warming, most of us think of carbon dioxide emissions. While carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide emissions have stayed constant for the last three years. On the other hand, methane, the second most important gas, has been steadily rising since 2007.
How To: Deal with Lactose Intolerance
Lactose intolerance used to mean a diminished diet. Fortunately, now there are plenty of alternatives, as well as ways to help you tolerate lactose, or milk sugar. Learn how to deal with lactose intolerance with this how to video.
How To: Origami a cow
This is a video on folding an origami cow. It is in Spanish.
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