Dairy Day

On Tuesday, October 18 Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine brought Carson the dairy cow to AEEC.  Together with the Mayfield Dairy Company, our students were treated to ice cream and a morning of learning about cows, milk and the importance of dairy products.  

Dairy Day1.JPG (431929 bytes)    Dairy Day2.JPG (438552 bytes) Our class enjoys ice cream before meeting Carson the Cow.
The children watch and listen as the cow man tells them about all the things made with milk.  Dairy Day4.JPG (426491 bytes)  Dairy Day5.JPG (394114 bytes)
Dairy Day6.JPG (352467 bytes)  Dairy Day9.JPG (407548 bytes) We learned all about cows and how we get the milk we drink.
The jar filled up as Carson got milked. Dairy Day17.JPG (288554 bytes)
Dairy Day15.JPG (290423 bytes) All dairy cows get washed and cleaned twice a day to keep their milk from getting dangerous germs.