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the ancient art of negotiating with an animal that outweighs you by half a ton
daily outputa dairy cow gives up to eight gallons a day
hand vs machinemachines mimic a calf's suckling rhythm, not squeezing
udder mathfour teats, each a separate plumbing system
the letdownoxytocin triggers milk release within a minute
early hourscows are milked twice daily, often before dawn