A dairy is a place where milk is stored and where butter, cheese and other dairy products are made, or a place where those products are sold. It may be a room, a building or a larger establishment. In the United States, the word may also describe a dairy farm or the part of a mixed farm dedicated to milk for human consumption, whether from cows, buffaloes, goats, yaks, sheep, horses or camels.
Old mountain pasture dairy in Schröcken, Vorarlberg, Austria, in the Bregenz Forest
Farmer milking a cow by hand
Wawa Dairy Farms in Pennsylvania
A cow being milked in British Palestine, 1936
Dairy products or milk products, also known as lacticinia, are food products made from milk. The most common dairy animals are cow, water buffalo, nanny goat, and ewe. Dairy products include common grocery store food around the world such as yogurt, cheese, milk and butter. A facility that produces dairy products is a dairy. Dairy products are consumed worldwide to varying degrees. Some people avoid some or all dairy products because of lactose intolerance, veganism, environmental concerns, other health reasons or beliefs.
All dairy products derive from milk
Condensed milk
Whipped cream
Kefir is a fermented probiotic dairy drink