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Why does a cow have 4 teats when they only give birth to one calf?
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∙ 13y ago
Those four teats are attached to four quarters (one teat for each quarter). This is so that the cow doesn't have to have all production go into one milk "container," if you will, to feed one calf. It's Nature's way of making sure that a specific amount of milk is stored in all quarters (more milk stored in the back quarters than the front), to make it easier for the cow to carry between her legs when the calf isn't suckling, and to store milk that hasn't been drank by the calf. Ideally, though, it's a method to store more milk in each section than to have one big section store the same amount of milk.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoNot really. Quadruplets are actually quite rare, much rarer than twins. You have a much better chance of getting a single calf than two, three or four.
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∙ 13y agoTwins are not all that uncommon and when nursing, it's good to have an alternate as calves can nurse quite vigorously.
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∙ 10y agoHave you seen the size of only one calf? Could you imagine how big that cow would have to be to have more then one. (Dont get me wrong but it has happened but big belly)
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