An udder is the mammary organ of female cattle and some other mammals, including goats and sheep. The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. Mammary glands are the organs that in Mammals produce Milk for the sustenance of the young Female (♀ is the Sex of an Organism, or a part of an organism which produces ova (egg cells Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands The domestic goat ( Capra aegagrus hircus) is a subspecies of goat Domesticated from the Wild goat of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe Udder care and hygiene in cows is important in milking, aiding uninterrupted and untainted milk production, and preventing mastitis. Milking is the act of removing Milk from the Mammary glands of an animal typically cows ( Cattle) and Goats A rarely used term for the milking Mastitis is the Inflammation of the Parenchyma of the Mammary gland ( Breast in Primates Udder in other mammals

See also

• Dairy
• Cow
• Milk
• Lactation
• Mammary gland
• Breast
• Nipple
• Teat
• Milk line

External links

• DeLaval - The mammary gland
• Udder Health Systems Inc

A dairy is a facility for the extraction and processing of animal Milk &mdashmostly from goats or cows, but also from buffalo, Sheep Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the Mammary glands of female Mammals (including Monotremes. Lactation describes the secretion of Milk from the Mammary glands the process of providing that milk to the young and the period of time that a Mother Mammary glands are the organs that in Mammals produce Milk for the sustenance of the young The breast is the upper Ventral region of an animal’s Torso, particularly that of Mammals including Human beings. In its most general form a nipple is a Structure from which a fluid emanates Teat is an alternative word for the Nipple of a Mammary gland, in humans referred to as a Breast, from which Milk is discharged The milk lines are two parallel lines formed by thickenings of the epidermis (the mammary ridge) along the Ventral surface of Mammals of both

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