Wednesday, June 8, 2011

ABC Wednesday: U for Udders






http://abcwednesday-mrsnesbitt.blogspot.com/

http://www.thepigsite.com/pighealth/article/222/udder
A healthy functional well-formed udder is vital to piglet survival not only to provide colostrum and milk but also to give all the piglets easy teat access.

Teat and udder conformation

There are two fundamental factors that decide whether a sow can rear 12 or more pigs; first whether all piglets are able to get access to teats and second whether they can suck milk freely from them.
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17 comments:

  1. B i r g i t t aJune 8, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    Now I have learnt a new word - thanks Ann!

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  2. Roger GreenJune 8, 2011 at 3:32 AM

    udderly important

    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  3. GailJune 8, 2011 at 3:57 AM

    This is a breed of pig I am not familiar with...important information.

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  4. DawnTreaderJune 8, 2011 at 5:34 AM

    a u-word I would not have thought of (but then I don't have any pictures to go with it either!)

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  5. rainfield61June 8, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    Udder, and I check with Google Search, it means only for quadruped mammals.

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  6. MadSnapper n BeauJune 8, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    udderly adorable...

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  7. photowannabeJune 8, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    Love the shaggy, hairy pig and pigletts. Perfect word choice for the letter U.

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  8. WandaJune 8, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Oh these shaggy colorful piglets are adorable...

    After my cancer surgery and 6 weeks radiation, my doctor recommended "Udderly Smooth" cream for my breast. It's actually made for treating udders and teats of cows from cracking.

    Very interesting post...

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  9. Kay L. DaviesJune 8, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    The "udder cream" is, as Wanda mentioned, very good. Love the photos, too bad you didn't have any udder ones to show us. :o)
    — K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  10. Ginny HartzlerJune 8, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    I know they're pigs and all, but the pictures are adorable!

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  11. Chubskulit RoseJune 8, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    Such a clever use of U!

    "U" are invited to see the "U" at my page. Have a great evening.

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  12. Cezar and LéiaJune 9, 2011 at 12:55 AM

    wow I didn't know this word "udders", thanks so much for sharing!
    Léia

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  13. IngridJune 9, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    That's a real cute picture !
    I am glad that my canons are at least useful for something good, lol !

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  14. Leslie:June 9, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    Hi Ann! What a UNIQUE way to honour the letter U this week! Fantastic photos and fabulous information! Have a good week,

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  15. MaryhocamJune 9, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    This brought a smile to my face. Thank you.

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  16. Joe ToddJune 9, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    Fun post. Hope all is well with you

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  17. Suburban GirlJune 10, 2011 at 6:04 AM

    Oh I like the red colored one. What a great color.

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