Dairy – “In North America a dairy is where someone milks the cows but down under it is called a cowshed. A dairy here is the local corner shop where you can get your food, etc.” Paddocks – “We call the fields, where cows graze, Paddocks whereas in North American they are called pastures.”
Know your Kiwi and Aussie phrases. Although 'all good' is the same in NZ and across the Tasman, there's some words and phrases that aren't. Dairy: While we know we are popping out to the corner stores, Aussies will be mystified. They call it a milk bar.
Most dairy production occurs in south-eastern Australia. However, all states have dairy industries that supply fresh drinking milk to nearby cities and towns. Dairying is a well-established industry across the temperate and some subtropical regions of Australia.
Dairy cattle (also called dairy cows) are cattle bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made. Dairy cattle generally are of the species Bos taurus.
There are more than 1.4 million dairy cows in Australia currently. Unlike intensive production systems overseas, most Australian dairy cows generally spend most of their day on pasture.
The Australian Friesian Sahiwal, is an Australian breed of dairy cattle whose development commenced in the 1960s by the Queensland Government.
Brownes Dairy is Western Australia's oldest, and most iconic dairy company. Established in 1886, we are a family household name, and have been in operation for over 133 years. Brownes Dairy was started by Edward Browne as a small dairy farm in what is now Shenton Park.
Veal is the meat from calves, mostly pure-bred male dairy calves. In many countries, including the UK, veal production is closely linked to the dairy industry; male dairy calves cannot produce milk and are often considered unsuitable for beef production.
What Is Goat Cheese? Goat cheese, often called by its French name, chèvre, is any cheese made entirely from goat's milk. Goat milk is low in casein, a milk protein that curdles, so it produces a very small, soft curds that crumble easily.
The cows in drylot dairies walk to the milking parlor to be milked two to three times each day before returning to their covered shelter. Pasture-based dairies. In this more traditional setup, cows get an “all access pass” to green pastures to graze and rest when they are not being milked in the milking parlor.
Origins and usage. The term dairy came into common usage in New Zealand English to describe small shops by the late 1930s. Perishables such as milk and eggs were formerly delivered to city households from a dairy farm; by the late 1930s, small shops stocked such produce, and the term shifted to describe these shops.
Noun. milk bar (plural milk bars) (Australia) A convenience store. A small shop and/or cafe, often part of a larger shop, that sells fast food and a range of dairy based beverages such as milkshakes and ice creams; a deli or delicatessen.
20. Misso/missus = Someone's girlfriend/wife. “ Me and the Misso just saw a Koala” 21. Bogan = An unsophisticated Australian person.
that Australians use for food. You will hear this word used a lot in more in country towns compared to the city. “I'm really hungry, I can't wait to get some tucker.”
“Hard yakka” means work hard. The word “yakka” – which first appeared in the 1840s – derives from the word for work (yaga). It comes from Yagara, an Indigenous language in Australia. In fact, many Australian English words derive from Indigenous languages.
The Dairy Group includes milk, yogurt, cheese, lactose-free milk and fortified soy milk and yogurt.
The results held regardless of the size of the farm or how much the cows were fed. (Some 46 percent of the farmers named their cows.) "It was quite a revelation and quite encouraging, actually," says study co-author Catherine Douglas of Newcastle University in northeast England and a former dairy industry advisor.
Dairy refers to milk and any part of milk that comes from cows and other mammals. Thus, to be dairy-free, a product must have no milk and no ingredients that are part of milk. Since lactose comes from milk, a product that is dairy-free will not have lactose in it.
A poddy calf is a hand-fed calf (Central West NSW, 50s/60s) Contributor's comments: "Poddy" used for calf or lamb referred to any bottle-fed young animal - or just called "poddies".
Nomenclature. The female counterpart to a bull is a cow, while a male of the species that has been castrated is a steer, ox, or bullock, although in North America, this last term refers to a young bull.
The confusion could also come from the use of similar terminology - dairy product and animal by-product. But, contrary to these common misconceptions, eggs are NOT a dairy product. While eggs are indeed produced by animals and therefore by definition an animal by-product, they are not a derivative of dairy products.
After Dutch navigators charted the northern, western and southern coasts of Australia during the 17th Century this newly found continent became known as 'New Holland'. It was the English explorer Matthew Flinders who made the suggestion of the name we use today.
The Big Banana was the first Big Thing, built in 1964 in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, as a promotional sign for a banana stall. Now there are more than 150 Big Things in Australia.
New South Wales (NSW) is Australia's oldest state and contains the most populated city in Australia, Sydney.