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Enomoto Dairy Farm is a real dairy farm with cows and calves to produce dairy products. Their gelato is super popular and really good. Educational for kids to see live cows, what they eat, how they are milked (by machine), and where milk comes from.
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Map of Enomoto Dairy Farm. Free admission. Parking available. There's a small pasture for cows, cow shed, milking machine, and gelato stand. Being next to Arakawa River, it's a popular rest stop among cyclists riding along the river. Nicknamed "Little Hokkaido."
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This is the gelato stand. Long line of people on weekends and holidays. There are a few chairs inside, but most people eat outside. Open 9:30 am to 5 pm. Closed Jan. 1st–3rd. アイス売店Enomoto Dairy Farm (Enomoto Bokujo) is nicknamed "Enoboku."
Website: http://www.enoboku.com/
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Gelato flavors and pricing. ¥400 for single scoop. Get the double and try two different flavors.
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Milk-flavored gelato. So yummy! Eat it quickly because it melts super fast. Other flavors include matcha, strawberry, and chocolate. Comes in a cone or cup.
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Enomoto Dairy Farm yogurt is made of real milk. No preservatives. Website: http://www.enoboku.com/From Ageo Station west exit, take the local bus to the Azeyoshi bus stop. Takes 30 min. Most people come by car or bicycle. Address: 736-1 Azeyoshi, Ageo, Saitama
埼玉県上尾市畔吉736-1
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The calf shed is where newborn calves are raised. 育成舎
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The calf shed is where calves and cows are raised until they reach adulthood.
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The shed also has pigs. These are mini pigs, not baby piglets. You can touch them. The fur is stiff like a hard brush. After touching, wash your hands.
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The cow shed also has many calves born recently. They first weigh 40 to 50 kg and reach adulthood in 2.5 years when they weigh up to 700 kg.
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Newborn calves. They have tags indicating their birthdate.
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These cows are 6 to 14 months old. At 14 months, they move to the adult cow shed for artificial insemination. The farm has 60 to 70 Holstein cows for milk.
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Each cow/calf has an electronic tag for management purposes.
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These adult cows will give birth soon. Do not feed any of the cows or animals. They are already well fed.
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This big cow just stared at me without blinking.
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How milk is produced. 1. The cow's udders are disinfected. 2. The milking machine sucks out the milk to a pipe going to a tank. 3. The milk is cooled. 4. The milk is transported by tanker truck to the factory where it is processed and packaged into m
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Posters explaining the work done at the dairy farm, anatomy of a cow, and the life cycle of cows. At the dairy farm, cows are fed, cow shed is cleaned, hay is made, and cows are milked.
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Types of cows. The cow's excrement and urine are converted into fertilizer for growing vegetables, etc.
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Calf in the pasture. 放牧場
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Cows and hay.
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