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Cows have 4 teats that function, one for each quarter. However, some cows can have 6 or even 8 but the extras are not functional. Often these non-functional teats are removed when the calf is very young. Removing extra teats occurs primarily in dairy operations, not in beef cow-calf operations, since dairy cows need to be attached to a machine to be milked, and it doesn't help if there's an extra non-functional teat since that could confuse whoever has to attach the milking machine to the cow.

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