Take any swelling, asymmetry, or other abnormality of your mare's udder seriously. A few days after weaning your foal, you notice his dam's udder is hot and tender. While this veteran broodmare's ...

The cow's calf would only feed from her front teats, leaving the back udders engorged with milk. Burnett thought the swelling might lead to mastitis, an inflammation of the udder and mammary gland.