CHAPTER XIX 



THE UDDER AND THE SECRETION 

 OF MILK 



nnHE udder, the glandular organ in which the 

 ■*• cow secretes her milk, is made up of arteries, 

 veins, nerves, tissue, and fat. When cut, it has a 

 soft, spongy, pale grayish pink appearance. There 

 is a partition running lengthwise through the udder 

 dividing it into two distinct and unconnected parts. 

 If a cow lose the use of one of her teats, the milk 

 may be largely drawn from that quarter through 

 the other teat on the same side ; but if an accident 



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CROSS SECTION OF COW's UDDER, SHOWING THE CELLS 

 IN WHICH MILK IS SECRETED 



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