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Heifer with 2 non functional udders
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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1169059" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Heifers sucking one another CAN result in undiagnosed mastitis and nonfunctional quarters/teats - but not always. </p><p></p><p>Have seen way too many cases of calves starving to death because the cow had keratin teat plugs that were unusually hard to dislodge; owner saw the calf 'nursing' - but it wasn't able to get anything. Have had some that I could NOT get open by just trying to milk by hand - had to put in a teat tube/dilater; hate doing that, but sometimes it's necessary.</p><p></p><p>Have one cow here that has one front quarter with a firm, hard, mass of scar tissue filling the teat canal all the way up to the gland. Never could bring myself to try shoving a probe up in there and risking mastitis. She brings in one of the top calves every year, so for now,she gets to stay. </p><p>Now, the one that came up at ~ 5yrs with one BIG teat and 3 blind quarters... lucky for me another cow lost her calf, and I was able to switch ol' one-tit's calf over and send her to town, rather than having her raise a runt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1169059, member: 12607"] Heifers sucking one another CAN result in undiagnosed mastitis and nonfunctional quarters/teats - but not always. Have seen way too many cases of calves starving to death because the cow had keratin teat plugs that were unusually hard to dislodge; owner saw the calf 'nursing' - but it wasn't able to get anything. Have had some that I could NOT get open by just trying to milk by hand - had to put in a teat tube/dilater; hate doing that, but sometimes it's necessary. Have one cow here that has one front quarter with a firm, hard, mass of scar tissue filling the teat canal all the way up to the gland. Never could bring myself to try shoving a probe up in there and risking mastitis. She brings in one of the top calves every year, so for now,she gets to stay. Now, the one that came up at ~ 5yrs with one BIG teat and 3 blind quarters... lucky for me another cow lost her calf, and I was able to switch ol' one-tit's calf over and send her to town, rather than having her raise a runt. [/QUOTE]
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