Milking and milk processing: traditional technologies in the yak farming system of the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau, China

Abstract

Yak milk and its products are widely consumed by local herders and are regarded as the resources of economic income by the households on the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau. Yak raisers have developed their own milking skills and milk‐processing technologies through a long history of yak keeping. All of these traditional skills and technologies have their own characteristics. In this paper, the methods and procedures of milking and milk processing in yak farming systems are reviewed.