Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Udder blocked

  • 02-03-2014 10:40pm
    #1
    funny man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭


    I have a heifer that calved down last night, I bagged the calf with colostrum from another cow. when I went to milk the heifer this morning I only got milk from one tit, not a drop from any other. I rang the vet described the situation she has canal openings on all four tits and they are soft to feel (empty of milk), he got me to insert a used milking cow tube to see how far it would go in and it will go almost three quarter ways but still nothing. the vet reckons a membrane may have grown inside the udder to prevent the milk from coming down. he has seen this before but not in more than one quarter and he says not to try break the membrane, just let her go dry. anyone on here ever experienced this before.


Comments

  • #2
    Deepsouthwest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭Deepsouthwest


    funny man wrote: »
    I have a heifer that calved down last night, I bagged the calf with colostrum from another cow. when I went to milk the heifer this morning I only got milk from one tit, not a drop from any other. I rang the vet described the situation she has canal openings on all four tits and they are soft to feel (empty of milk), he got me to insert a used milking cow tube to see how far it would go in and it will go almost three quarter ways but still nothing. the vet reckons a membrane may have grown inside the udder to prevent the milk from coming down. he has seen this before but not in more than one quarter and he says not to try break the membrane, just let her go dry. anyone on here ever experienced this before.

    As much as u don't want to hear it, the vet is probably right. I've seen similar here but never on three quarters, have tried different forms of opening the canal, but it never works


  • #3
    Milked out
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭Milked out


    Have a couple that calved down blind in 1 quarter over the years, they milk away fine hardly any difference in yield to their comrades, then this year had one with the 2 back quarters blind, springing fine but couldn't squeeze a drop, never seen it and as always a smashing heifer otherwise. Left her rear two whiteheads and then soak away up. Dunno what causes them to calve down blind in a quarter, one lad I was talking to reckons breeding is a part of it whereas the father reckons other calves/ heifers sucking could have done the damage before they were incalf at all. Trying to open canals could leave more trouble than anything else, as well to leave her off and focus on the rest


Advertisement