Show mastitis mastitis may be regarded as any abnormal condition in the cows udder whether this condition is such that it can be transmitted to other cows depends on the nature of the trouble and perhaps more on how tar far it has progressed young animals afe are not so likely to be affected as are older on ones e s particularly those of high production it is not unusual for good dairy cows to have a swollen of or congested udder for several days after calving the milk at such times is not always normal this docs not mean that the cow has infectious mastitis hoa hoards r d s dairyman |