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udder
thumb|250px|Udder of a Cattle|cow An udder is an organ formed of two or four mammary glands on the females of dairy animals and ruminants such as cattle, goats, and sheep. An udder is equivalent to the breast in primates and other mammals. 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. Mammary glands that
eggnog
right|thumb|Eggnog with cinnamon Eggnog (or egg nog), historically also known (when alcoholic) as milk punch or egg milk punch, is a rich, chilled, sweetened, creamy dairy-based beverage traditionally made with milk and/or cream, sugar, whipped eggs (which gives it a frothy texture) and, in some contexts, distilled spirits such as brandy, rum or bourbon.
dairy cattle
domesticated bovine raised primarily for its milk
sheep milk
dairy product
dairy farming
long-term production of milk
Lacticaseibacillus casei
species of bacterium
milk churn
container for the transportation of milk
milk fever
disease caused by hypocalcemia in pregnant or lactating cows and ewes; can be fatal
mastitis in dairy cattle
inflammation of the udder in cows
cream separator
centrifugal device that separates milk into cream and skimmed milk
The Wanted 18
2014 Canadian/Palestinian animated documentary
milk churn stand
raised platform, typically at a farm entrance by the roadside, on which milk churns are left for collection
somatic cell count
count of cells, usually to detect mastitis and thus to assess milk quality
Holando-Argentino
Holando-Argentino is a breed of cattle primarily found in Argentina, and derived from Holstein-Friesian Cattle. It was first introduced from the Netherlands in 1880, to the fertile regions of the Pampas, and devoted to the production of both beef and milk.
Milk Queen
title awarded by dairy associations