Twins are not all that uncommon and when nursing, it's good to have an alternate as calves can nurse quite vigorously.
Cows and first-calf heifers have four functional teats.
NO. Cows only have ONE udder, and on that udder they have four teats.
A cow only has one udder, with four teats for each quarter of the udder.
Females (heifers and cows) have four teats: one for each quarter of the udder.
So they can nurse their babies and so they can be milked. that's how we get our milk in the store. so those are very important on a cow :)
Cows and other animals have teats, women have breasts.
Yes, just like human males have teats and cows and heifers have teats. The only difference between the teats of bulls and cows is that the teats of a bull are non-functional.
it got 2 udders, and cows got four of them.
Yes. As mammals, cows do have hair/fur and produce milk for their young. The milk forms in the cow's udder and is available to the calf/calves at any of the four teats.
Four inguinal teats, (inguinal meaning in the groin area)
As many as 50% of the dairy calves are born with more than two teats on a side, but these extra teats, called supernumerary teats, always form on the same line with the two primary teats on each side. If the supernumerary teats are allowed to develop further then they can hinder the milking process when the cow is mature. Even though they usually are not very productive in making milk, they can add to the cow's risk of the udder becoming infected with bacteria. With those risks in mind, the extra teats usually are removed when the calf is only a few days old
Please see your veterinarian for information on this.