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How common are extra teats?
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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 745988" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>They're hereditary, at least to some extent. Much less common than 50% in my calves - more like 5% (I check). But I know a breeder whose bull was culled by the AI company they'd sold it to because he threw extra teats, so I'd guess there's been some effort to reducing the problem in dairy cows.</p><p></p><p>Three reasons to remove them in dairy cattle at least - appearance, to avoid them getting in the way at milking time (nuisance value, and can agitate the cow) and the potential of mastitis. Really hard to treat mastitis in an supermammary teat.</p><p>Cutting them off when they're calves is no big deal, just got to make sure you snip the extra and not a real one. And don't get kicked. I've never removed one on a heifer more than a few weeks old.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 745988, member: 9267"] They're hereditary, at least to some extent. Much less common than 50% in my calves - more like 5% (I check). But I know a breeder whose bull was culled by the AI company they'd sold it to because he threw extra teats, so I'd guess there's been some effort to reducing the problem in dairy cows. Three reasons to remove them in dairy cattle at least - appearance, to avoid them getting in the way at milking time (nuisance value, and can agitate the cow) and the potential of mastitis. Really hard to treat mastitis in an supermammary teat. Cutting them off when they're calves is no big deal, just got to make sure you snip the extra and not a real one. And don't get kicked. I've never removed one on a heifer more than a few weeks old. [/QUOTE]
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