Milking: How Much Milk Can Remain in the Udder?
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Opinions are divided about the degree to which an udder should be empty after milking. While many farmers, based on their experience, try to empty the udder as completely as possible, their colleagues as well as some representatives of the milking industry and some milking consultants have a more relaxed attitude. They argue that it is completely normal that milk remains in the udder after milking. „A little bit of milk remaining in the udder can't be harmful,“ they claim, since the milk will come out the next time the cow is milked. So, who is right? Before answering this question, we should discuss where and why there is milk left in the udder after teatcups are removed, and what the effects of this milk are on the udder tissue.
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