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Only four teats on a cow shouldn't be considered as "many." The advantage of having four quarters--and thus four teats--on a cow is so that the calf doesn't suckle one milk gland completely dry. It also allows the calf to come back for seconds to the other quarter[s] that are still full of milk.

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