1. The Milking Procedure

2. Udder Anatomy 4 separate compartments Fore udder (front two teats)
Rear udder (back two teats)
Ligaments
Median suspensory- center of the udder & holds up
Lateral suspensory- aid in udder support

3. Lateral
Suspensory
Ligament
Median
Suspensory
Ligament
Intermammary Groove

4. Udder Divisions Divided into half by the central supporting ligament
Each half is divided by a fine membrane
Milk does not go from one half to another
Antibiotics or other medication can go through the blood

5. Central Ligament
Fine Membrane
Outer Wall

6. Teats
Teat Cistern
Gland Cistern
Skin
Streak Canal

7. Milk Letdown Process Must have a cow that cooperates Stimulation
Washing
massaging the udder
Stimulation causes the pituitary gland to produce oxytocin into the blood stream
Oxytocin then circulates through the blood to all of the udder
Milk is forced down into the ducts, the gland and then teat cisterns

8. Backbone
Epinephrine
Brain
Pituitary
Gland
Nerve Impulses
Oxytocin
Heart
Udder
Stimulation
Blood