Did you know? 💡 20% of the milk in a cow’s udder is stored in the teat and udder cisterns and 80% is stored within the alveoli at the beginning of milking. For the milk stored in the alveoli, there is heavy reliance on cooperation from the cow’s physiological system. During pre-milking procedures, including teat cleaning, fore-stripping and wiping, the udder is stimulated which sends signals to the brain that milking harvest will begin soon and those milk producing cells can start letting that

MASTITIS DETECTION, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT Picture this scenario: You are a dairy farmer and have this healthy cow that is a super milk producer. The cow — whichever breed — produces so much milk you are the envy of fellow farmers in the village. But one morning, you notice something as you are milking the cow — A significant drop in the animal’s milk production. On close examination, the animal that was normal the previous day, has an unusually warm udder or even cold udder. As you continue m