MILK - RELATED TERMS Flashcards
milk - secreting sacs of mammary gland; also
used to describe gas exchange sac of respiratory
system.
aLVEOLI
not lactating
dry
ending the production of milk when
milk yield is low or before freshening.
Drying - off
area of udder where milk collects
before entering the teat eistern.
Gland cistern
portion of milk that is left after water is
removed; includes protein and fat.
Milk solids
veins found near the ventral midline of a
cow; also called as mammary veins.
Milk veins
depression in the cow’s ventral underline
where milk veins enter the body.
Milk well
amount of milk produced in a given
period.
Milk yield
process of drawing milk from mammary
gland.
Milking
passageway that takes milk from the
teat cistern to the outside of the streak canal body;
also called the papillary duct or teat canal.
Streak canal
metal cup with a lid that is used for
detecting mastitis.
Strip cup
more than the normal number
of teats.
Supernumerary teat
nipple, especially the large nipples of
ruminants and equine.
Teat
short and narrow, round - pointed
metal or plastic tube used to pass from the exterior
through the teat canal and into the teat cistern to
relieve teat obstructions.
Teat cannula
cavity in the udder where milk is
secreted before leaving the teat.
Teat cistern
