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Which cows have udders?
All of them. Cows are mature female bovines that have given birth to one or two calves, thus making them able to have an udder.
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What does a cow's udder do?
It synthesizes and stores milk until it is time for the milk to come out either by stimulation from the milking machine or by hand or by the scent and suckling action of the cow's calf.
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Why do cows have udders?
Cows have udders because that is where their milk is located. The udder is basically the cow's equivalent of a human breast.
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Is a Hereford cow's udder different from a Holstein cow's udder?
Not in terms of structure. But in terms of size and average milk production, definately. A Holstein has been bred to produce far more milk than her calf can take; a Hereford cow's udder has been...
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How do cows get their udders?
When a heifer is pregnant with a calf, the mammary tissues that have come about when she was a calf herself in her mother's womb, begin a further process of growth and maturity, which is encouraged...