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Post by lonecowhand on Jul 13, 2015 18:01:36 GMT
I keep seeing photos of cows with one giant missile shaped teat,(and three normal) . Is this a genetic issue, or the result of infection or physical damage? I see a lot more of it these days. Anyone?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2015 18:10:02 GMT
well both. It can be genetic it can also be caused by a heavy producing cow that was not milked to relive pressure when she calved. It can stretch the teats enough that they will always be that way when they are in milk. On the flip side you have some breeding for little tiny teats. They look good in the show ring but are worthless if you ever tried to milk one. Some where in the middle is where you want to be. Unless you have had the cow her entire life you will not know if it is genetic or do to not being milked when she should have been.
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Post by lonecowhand on Jul 13, 2015 20:27:44 GMT
Do you think its more common now than in the past?
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Post by jamshundred on Jul 15, 2015 4:33:14 GMT
Bill,
i think They were probably seen more often in the past. Some people called the funnel teats. In England the herds were generally milked. In the uS, post the Peerless dairy days, Tak-Sca-Du-Hav is the only dairy I know of. This is one that makes cheese in NY today. The cattle that were heavy producers did not get milked out when the calves were small and that may have been part of it, but I have never seen it in the type of teats I prefer for milking which would be over 2 inches long, straight, Not much difference in circumference top to bottom, and thin walled. I do not like fat teats that have tough thick skin.
Judy
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