—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. September 17,1977
14
A closer look
There are many parts of
the dairy cow which are
important or even essential
to functioning as an
economically profitable
animal. These parts are
determined to have desired
characteristics to be of
optimum profit (broad
strong muzzle for adequate
foraging of food, wide girth
for plenty of room for strong
heart and lungs, strong legs
and feet for good locomotion,
etc.). But when it boils light
down to it the money maker
is that four compartment
pouch she carries between
her hing legs. It, too, has
certain desirable charac
teristics that every
dairyman looks for in a
profitable animal. But profit
is measured not only in how
much a cow can milk in a
day or a year, but even more
so in how long she can keep it
up. Many very promising
cows are lost because of
mastitis or problems within
the milk producing and
storing areas of the udder
itself. But many are also lost
because of damage to the
structures that are
responsible for holding the
udder in place, the
framework or foundation.
The base or top of the
udder is attached to the
bottom of the pelvis by
means of a well developed
suspensory apparatus, a
strong plate of tendinous
tissue. This suspensory
apparatus consists of four
sheets of tissue, two of which
are in the midline of the
udder and descend from the
base to the bottom of the
udder. The two sides of the
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udder are separated as well
as supported or held
together by this double layer
of strong tendon.
The other two layers ex
tend around the outside of
the udder and downward
underneath the skin.
The layer in the middle of
the udder is referred to as
the median suspensory
ligament and is responsible
for most of the support of the
udder. It keeps the tissue-in
the center of the udder
pulled upward for well
defined halving, it keeps the
meat of the udder held
toward the center so the
teats are not pointing out
toward the side. And
hopefully it maintains the
whole udder suspended at an
adequate height for ease of
September 1,1977
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SEED CORN DELIVERY - SPRING 1978
SEED WHEAT, RYE, BARLEY
PROMPT DELIVERY
ecial Early Order Sale
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With Lower Grain Prices This Harvest, Ja
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$l.OO Per Bushel (56 lbs.) OFF on Seed Corn ‘ •'v
Good September 1 to November 1,1977 Plus a Big 10% Discount
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50' Per BU. Off These Prices on Seed Wheat, Rye and Barley
Cert. Redcoat Wheat 5.50/BU N.Y. Small Seed Rye 5.40/BU
Cert. Arthur 71 5.75/BU Cover Crop Rye 5.25/BU
Cert. Hart Wheat 6.75/BU Cert. Pennrad Barfey 5.75/BU
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at the udder
milking and avoidance of
injury.
For some unfortunate
cows (and their unfortunate
owners) they inherit a weak
suspensory apparatus and as
first calf heifers their udders
are already pendulous with
teats pointing in all direc
tions, already difficult to
milk. The other more for
tunate cows are bom with a
strong suspensory ap
paratus, and, with a little
luck can live a very long and
profitable life. Un
fortunately these too can go
awry.
Blood comes into the udder
via arteries, is collected by a
circle of veins at the base
and is drained by three
major veins. The lymph
vessels are numerous in the
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' udder, and, as with the
veins, are responsible for
draining fluid and wastes
from the tissues of the udder.
As a first calf heifer comes
near calving the new udder
tissue is being manufactured
at a fantastic rate. Blood and
lymph vessels have a
problem keeping up with the
rapidly expanding udder
thus excess fluid is not
adequately removed from
the tissue and swelling
results. Usually the' more
udder and milk producing
tissue being made, the more
swelling, sometimes ex
tending as far forward as the
brisket. This is the first
critical period for the udder
as much stress is put on the
supporting ligaments at this
time. The mOk in the udder
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is not the main source of the
swelling or , pressure, and
pre-milking is usually
discouraged.
In most cows the next few
calvings are not as bad as
the first for damage to the
suspensory apparatus. Much
of the udder tissue has been
formed and circulation is
usually adequate to handle
the excess. But depending on
the initial strength of the
suspensory apparatus and'
the stress to which it has
been put at each calving,
time does take its toll. A
little stretching each year
and the circulation has more
of a job in removing
fluid andmore
udder, resulting in more
swelling. More swelling
results in more strain and
stretching of the ligaments,
poorer circulation, more
swelling, and more stret
ching. Once a certaiirpoint is
reached the circulation has
been compromised beyond
the point of no return. The
cow may be in perfect
conformation and health
otherwise, but the old
“broken down udder” is no
longer of use to her or to you.
Then it is too late. The time
to take care of the suspen
sory apparatus is at each
calving. Keep the cows from
being excessively fat and
watch the udders for excess
swelling which appears to be
adding excess pressure to
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the supporting ligaments.
Questions as to how much is
too much and what' to do
about it can easily be con
sulted with your
veterinarian. And in
choosing replacements, use
as one of your criteria how
well the suspensory ap
paratus of the dam has held
up under years of calving,
then take good care of hers
from the first lactation, not
after it is too late.
Tug of war
results posted
QUARRYVILLE - Penn
Manor’s Future Farmers of
America 12-man tug-of-war
team won the boys cham
pionship Thursday at the
Solanco Fair in a six-team
single elimination contest.
The girls division was won
by Solanco FFA’s eight-girl
squad.
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