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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1440293" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>So, What is the status? Is she a cow from a dairy or someplace that you don't know her previous status? It is near impossible to tell you without seeing the cow, it seems like the best bet for you to continue working with the local vet. </p><p> A 2 teat dairy cow can raise a calf, whereas a 2 teat beef cow would probably be short changing the calf in most cases. However, another thing to consider; if she is a 2 teat cow, and an older cow as opposed to a first or second calf heifer, the probability of her having a high somatic cell count is increased a hundredfold. High cell count is an indication of mastitis, and usually is either staph or strep. Honestly, you don't want to be drinking her milk, it won't necessarily make you sick, but it won't do you any good either. If she is a high cell count cow, she will be prone to mastitis all the time, many carry a low grade staph infection that will show up as thick milk, chunks of mastitis, and sometimes off smell, taste. You could give her enough antibiotics to "kill a horse" and never get rid of it. They are considered "chronic cases" and any dairyman will ship them as they cost them in lost revenue and will pass the infection to other cows through the milking machine.</p><p></p><p>Another thing about high cell counts, the milk is not as "clean" so the shelf life is much shorter. In other words, milk from a low cell count cow will keep 2 weeks or more in the fridge. Milk from a high cell count cow might keep 3-5 days before it turns. All cows have a certain amount of somatic cell, it is naturally occurring and there is no such thing as a somatic cell count free cow. Like we all have bacteria in our systems....but when it becomes a chronic problem, them the best thing for them to do is "have a big mac attack". </p><p>There are too many dairy cows that are not problems to keep the ones that are chronic. </p><p>All cows can get mastitis, and most times it is treatable, and that is the end of it; but a re-occurring problem is one to get rid of. </p><p></p><p>From what you wrote I am feeling that she is only going to be good in 2 quarters.</p><p></p><p>One other thing, if she is a first calf heifer, there is a possibility that her udder may have been sucked by other heifers or calves and it will ruin the quarters that were sucked before she matured and developed. There is a first calf heifer that is on a dairy I test for, and they caught her sucking other cows not long after she came in fresh. Seems there are 4 other heifers that were in the same group as her, that are 3 teat and one is only 2 teat. This heifer sucked the calves when they were growing, causing the quarters that were sucked to be damaged and have ruined those quarters on the other heifers for life. If she was mine, I'd cut her throat right now. So if this is a young cow, that is a remote possibility. The quarters will not "come back" they are ruined for life, but the other quarters should be okay. I would definitely see about getting a sample of her milk run for SCC and if it is high, then you need to seriously think about getting rid of her and finding a new cow.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck and keep us posted on what you find out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1440293, member: 25884"] So, What is the status? Is she a cow from a dairy or someplace that you don't know her previous status? It is near impossible to tell you without seeing the cow, it seems like the best bet for you to continue working with the local vet. A 2 teat dairy cow can raise a calf, whereas a 2 teat beef cow would probably be short changing the calf in most cases. However, another thing to consider; if she is a 2 teat cow, and an older cow as opposed to a first or second calf heifer, the probability of her having a high somatic cell count is increased a hundredfold. High cell count is an indication of mastitis, and usually is either staph or strep. Honestly, you don't want to be drinking her milk, it won't necessarily make you sick, but it won't do you any good either. If she is a high cell count cow, she will be prone to mastitis all the time, many carry a low grade staph infection that will show up as thick milk, chunks of mastitis, and sometimes off smell, taste. You could give her enough antibiotics to "kill a horse" and never get rid of it. They are considered "chronic cases" and any dairyman will ship them as they cost them in lost revenue and will pass the infection to other cows through the milking machine. Another thing about high cell counts, the milk is not as "clean" so the shelf life is much shorter. In other words, milk from a low cell count cow will keep 2 weeks or more in the fridge. Milk from a high cell count cow might keep 3-5 days before it turns. All cows have a certain amount of somatic cell, it is naturally occurring and there is no such thing as a somatic cell count free cow. Like we all have bacteria in our systems....but when it becomes a chronic problem, them the best thing for them to do is "have a big mac attack". There are too many dairy cows that are not problems to keep the ones that are chronic. All cows can get mastitis, and most times it is treatable, and that is the end of it; but a re-occurring problem is one to get rid of. From what you wrote I am feeling that she is only going to be good in 2 quarters. One other thing, if she is a first calf heifer, there is a possibility that her udder may have been sucked by other heifers or calves and it will ruin the quarters that were sucked before she matured and developed. There is a first calf heifer that is on a dairy I test for, and they caught her sucking other cows not long after she came in fresh. Seems there are 4 other heifers that were in the same group as her, that are 3 teat and one is only 2 teat. This heifer sucked the calves when they were growing, causing the quarters that were sucked to be damaged and have ruined those quarters on the other heifers for life. If she was mine, I'd cut her throat right now. So if this is a young cow, that is a remote possibility. The quarters will not "come back" they are ruined for life, but the other quarters should be okay. I would definitely see about getting a sample of her milk run for SCC and if it is high, then you need to seriously think about getting rid of her and finding a new cow. Good luck and keep us posted on what you find out. [/QUOTE]
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