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Is this jersey cow close to calving?
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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1726653" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>If you are going to milk the jersey, you need to get going on it sooner rather than later. She will be less inclined to allow it once she gets accustomed to only the calf, and if you don't want her to get mastitis in a quarter, you need to get her milked out. She is a dairy cow, one calf can in no way utilize half the milk she is going to make. That was why it was suggested to get at least one more calf to put on her, if you were not going to milk her. It will ruin her udder to not get her milked out. A dairy animal just produces way more than their own calf can use. She will either get mastitis or she will dry up in the quarters that the calf is not sucking... and calves will have preferred teats/quarters and will neglect the other ones until they want more milk and by then it can often be too late for a dairy cow's udder. If you have never hand milked before, do you know anyone who id experienced to come and help you? She really needs to get milked.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1726653, member: 25884"] If you are going to milk the jersey, you need to get going on it sooner rather than later. She will be less inclined to allow it once she gets accustomed to only the calf, and if you don't want her to get mastitis in a quarter, you need to get her milked out. She is a dairy cow, one calf can in no way utilize half the milk she is going to make. That was why it was suggested to get at least one more calf to put on her, if you were not going to milk her. It will ruin her udder to not get her milked out. A dairy animal just produces way more than their own calf can use. She will either get mastitis or she will dry up in the quarters that the calf is not sucking... and calves will have preferred teats/quarters and will neglect the other ones until they want more milk and by then it can often be too late for a dairy cow's udder. If you have never hand milked before, do you know anyone who id experienced to come and help you? She really needs to get milked. [/QUOTE]
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