page_title: House cow
hierarchical_section_title: House cow
caption_attribution_description: Man milking a cow the old-fashioned way
context_page_description: A house cow is a cow kept to provide milk for a home kitchen. This differentiates them from dairy cows, which are farmed commercially. They can also provide manure, for use as a garden fertiliser, and their offspring can be a source of meat.
  House cows are used in locations, usually rural, without convenient access to a supply of commercial dairy products. They can also be kept for household self-sufficiency, and a preference for organically farmed food.
context_section_description: A house cow is a cow kept to provide milk for a home kitchen. This differentiates them from dairy cows, which are farmed commercially. They can also provide manure, for use as a garden fertiliser, and their offspring can be a source of meat. 
  House cows are used in locations, usually rural, without convenient access to a supply of commercial dairy products. They can also be kept for household self-sufficiency, and a preference for organically farmed food.
caption: As they are not farmed as part of a commercial operation, house cows are usually milked by hand
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