what is Dairy Farming and history of Dairy farming and role of dairy farming

                          Dairy Farming 

A dairy farm is a business set up to collect or prepare animal milk for human use, typically from cows or goats, but also occasionally from buffalo, sheep, horses, or camels. In plain English, a dairy farm primarily produces dairy goods like cheese, butter, milk compounds, etc.

• History of dairy Farming   

For thousands of years, dairy production has been a staple of agriculture. It has historically been a component of modest, varied farms.

• The oldest cheese-making artefacts discovered in the archaeological record date to 5,500 BCE in what is now Kujawy, Poland, when strainers containing milk fat molecules were discovered.
• Even Egyptian artwork features dairy farming paintings from 2630 BCE depict the idea
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Role of animal farming

• The rural population depends on livestock raising for 30–40% of their income.
• 49% of agriculture was contributed by the animal farming industry.
• Animal farming and its products accounted for 8% of all exports.
• fifth-largest producer of milk in the world.
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