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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 986742" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>I've seen a couple calve in at the dairy with either a blind quarter (no milk in it) or blocked teat canal (milk in that quarter but it cannot be milked out). Either way it's not a problem for the cow - don't open it unless you really want to deal with mastitis. (And, keep in mind that if the cow has mastitis in a quarter the calf is nursing off, he will transfer it to the other quarters.) We had one a few years back that calved in with both front quarters blocked. She milked every bit as well as the normal cows. Missing a quarter doesn't justify culling a cow by itself. However, if that blocked teat is large enough to confuse a new calf so that it won't get adequate colostrum -- that would justify culling the cow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 986742, member: 852"] I've seen a couple calve in at the dairy with either a blind quarter (no milk in it) or blocked teat canal (milk in that quarter but it cannot be milked out). Either way it's not a problem for the cow - don't open it unless you really want to deal with mastitis. (And, keep in mind that if the cow has mastitis in a quarter the calf is nursing off, he will transfer it to the other quarters.) We had one a few years back that calved in with both front quarters blocked. She milked every bit as well as the normal cows. Missing a quarter doesn't justify culling a cow by itself. However, if that blocked teat is large enough to confuse a new calf so that it won't get adequate colostrum -- that would justify culling the cow. [/QUOTE]
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