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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 13783"><p>A cow may show clear "slime" discharge months prior to calving. Depending on the breed/animal/and age, she will start "bagging up" a few weeks prior to calving. Her bag should gradually increase in size & hardness. Generally when she is very close, her teats will get very firm and "glossy" looking. NEVER - NEVER tried to get milk out of the teats prior to calving. If you open up her teats to let milk out, you open the chance for mastitis germs to enter her teats. She will get a hollow look on each side of her tail head, because her ligaments are loosening in preperation of the calving. Sometime this "loosening" process makes them walk like their hips are "out". Jeanne</p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.simmevalley.com" target="_blank">Simme Valley in NY</a> </p><p> <a href="mailto:simmeval@swns.net">simmeval@swns.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 13783"] A cow may show clear "slime" discharge months prior to calving. Depending on the breed/animal/and age, she will start "bagging up" a few weeks prior to calving. Her bag should gradually increase in size & hardness. Generally when she is very close, her teats will get very firm and "glossy" looking. NEVER - NEVER tried to get milk out of the teats prior to calving. If you open up her teats to let milk out, you open the chance for mastitis germs to enter her teats. She will get a hollow look on each side of her tail head, because her ligaments are loosening in preperation of the calving. Sometime this "loosening" process makes them walk like their hips are "out". Jeanne [url=http://www.simmevalley.com]Simme Valley in NY[/url] [email=simmeval@swns.net]simmeval@swns.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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