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When they are weaned from their calves, the udder still produces milk for a few days, and the pressure is quite painful. But eventually the cow's body tells it to stop producing milk because the pressure is not being released. As she dries up, the milk is reabsorbed back into the cow's system, and her udder becomes less swollen with milk as the weeks go by. The drying up process usually takes 2 to 3 weeks.

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