The diagram shows the process by which milk and related products are produced. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features.

The diagram outlines the principal stages in

milk

production

as well as

the manufacture of other

dairy

products

.

Milk

production begins with a herd of

dairy

cows grazing on grass and ends with

dairy

products

being purchased by consumers. As previously stated, the initial stage in the process is cows feeding on grass in a field. Twice a day, the cows are taken from the pasture to a milking facility where they are milked by an automated milking machine. The resulting

milk

is kept fresh in large refrigerated storage tanks. On a daily basis, the

milk

is collected by a

milk

tanker and transported to a

dairy

factory where

further

processes are applied to it in order to create a range of

products

. Some of the

milk

is pasteurized – heat-treated to kill any harmful bacteria –

while

the rest is converted into other

dairy

products

: cheese, cream, and butter. Ultimately, the finished

dairy

products

are transported to shops and supermarkets where they may be purchased by the general public.