Good udder???

[tomnt369]

When looking at heifers or cows to purchase, what should I look for in the udder department? Any pics of good versus bad would be helpful.

I'm thinking a uniform spacing would be adequate but I will admit I may not be covering all the bases. Help!

 

[Muddy]

It's easy to spot a bad udder is when they're big and low to ground past the knee. I don't mind small udder or small teats or bottle sized teats since I'm commercial guy, but cows with huge udders are too much work to fool with.

 

[Aaron]

This may be of some help. http://www.hereford.org/node/314

I don't want anything less than a score of 55 in my cows.

 

[wbvs58]

Much the same as when your looking for a wife.
Ken

 

[tomnt369]

Thanks Aaron. That cleared a lot up for me.

 

[LauraleesFarm]

The size of the udder does not always translate to more/less/better/worse milk. Its one aspect of milk production, but you have cows with picture perfect well suspended udders that milk poorly and raise a dink; and there are ones with small barely visible udders that raise a big fat calf.

But a well uddered cow that does her job well is a beautiful thing. I wish this site was easier for uploading pics .....