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Anudder is an organ formed of two or four mammary glands on the females of dairy animals and ruminants such as cattle, goats, and sheep.[1] An udder is equivalent to the breast in primates and elephantine pachyderms. The udder is a single mass hanging beneath the animal, consisting of pairs of mammary glands with protruding teats. In cattle, camels and deer, there are normally two pairs, in sheep and goats, there is one pair, and in some animals, there are many pairs. In animals with udders, the mammary glands develop on the milk line near the groin, and mammary glands that develop on the chest (such as in apes and elephants) are generally referred to as breasts.[1]

Udder of a cow

Udder care and hygiene in cows is important in milking, aiding uninterrupted and untainted milk production, and preventing mastitis. Products exist to soothe the chapped skin of the udder. This helps prevent bacterial infection, and reduces irritation during milking by the cups, and so the cow is less likely to kick the cups off. It has been demonstrated that incorporating nutritional supplements into diet, including vitamin E, is an additional method of improving udder health and reducing infection.[2]

Etymology

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Udder has been attested in Middle Englishasudderoruddyr (also as uther, iddyr), and in Old Englishasūder.[3] It was evolved from the Proto-Germanic reconstructed root *eudrąor*ūdrą, which in turn descended from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ówHdʰr̥ (“udder”). It is cognate with Saterland Frisian Jadder (“udder”), Dutch uier (“udder”), German Euter (“udder”), Swedish juver (“udder”), Icelandic júgur (“udder”), Vedic Sanskrit ऊधर् (ū́dhar), Ancient Greek οὖθαρ (oûthar), and Latin ūber.[4]

As food

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The udder, or elder in Ireland, Scotland and northern England, of a slaughtered cow was in times past prepared and consumed.[5] In other countries, like Italy, Pakistan, and some South American countries, cow udder is still consumed in dishes like the traditional teteun [it] and ubres asada.

References

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  1. ^ a b Rowen D. Frandson; W. Lee Wilke; Anna Dee Fails (1 April 2013), Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 449–451, ISBN 978-1-118-68601-0
  • ^ O'Rourke, D (2009-04-01). "Nutrition and udder health in dairy cows: a review". Irish Veterinary Journal. 62 (Suppl 4): S15–S20. doi:10.1186/2046-0481-62-S4-S15. ISSN 0368-0762. PMC 3339345. PMID 22082340.
  • ^ "udder - Middle English Compendium". quod.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  • ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013-07-19). Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-18340-7.
  • ^ The Words We Use, Diarmaid O Muirithe, irishtimes.com, 11 November 2000
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