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teat (tēt) nipple (1).

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teat (tt, tt)

n.

1. See nipple.

2. The female breast; mamma.

3. A papilla.

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teat

nipple, especially the large nipples of ruminants; the cistern of the mammary gland opens into the teat cistern (lactiferous sinus) which communicates with the exterior through the teat canal(s) or lactiferous duct(s), of which there may be one (cow), two (mare), or several (sow, bitch). The openings of these ducts are kept closed by a sphincter muscle. When the lactating female is stimulated to let down her milk the teat cistern fills with milk under pressure. At other times the teat is limp. See also teat cup, teat cup liner, teat dip, teat sinus.

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accessory teat

a supernumerary teat, especially a small one; very common in cows; may be attached to secreting mammary tissue; may have separate ductal systems or be offshoots from an existing, major duct.

teat angulation

teats which stick out at an angle instead of straight down are an inconvenience in a modern milking parlor especially if automatic cup placers are in use. Considered to be an inherited defect.

teat blackpox

see black spot (1).

blind teat

characterized by the obvious presence of milk in the mammary gland but no milk can be gained through the teat orifice, nor can a teat cannula or sound be passed into the mammary gland cistern. The defect may be congenital with all or any part of the teat cistern and canal not present, or the defect may be at the junction of the teat and gland cisterns. Acquired permanent blockage of the duct system is usually due to trauma, occasionally infection, and can similarly be at any point in the teat cistern or duct. See also blind quarter.

bottle teat

a cow's teat with a very distended base tapering down to a narrow neck at the tip; resembles an inverted bottle. They are a defect because of the difficulty in putting on the teat cups.

teat calculus

mineralized concretions in the mammary ductal system; called also lactolith, milk stone.

teat cannula

short, narrow, 1 inch diameter round-pointed metal or plastic tube used to pass from the exterior, through the teat canal and into the teat cistern. Used to relieve pressure in the gland when the teat canal is obstructed. Well-designed ones have a bulge followed by a constriction near the hub so that the tube is self-retaining. Called also teat tube.

teat chap

superficial erythema, soreness due usually to continued wetting; a sequel to use of a too concentrated or otherwise irritant teat dip.

teat cistern

the cavity inside the teat. Called also teat sinus.

congenital teat defect

includes supernumerary teats, fused teats, absence of the mammary gland and teat, absence of a teat canal or cistern, imperforate udder cistern orifice, teat angulation in cows; in sows insufficient teats, teats too far posteriorly, inverted or vestigial teats.

teat dipping

the dipping of teats of dairy cows in a long-acting disinfectant at the end of each milking. It is an essential part of the NIRD mastitis control program. See also teat dip.

teat fibroma

rare tumor of heifer teats.

teat fibrosarcoma

rare tumor of heifer teats or udder.

teat fistula

laceration of the teat wall in a lactating cow results in a permanent leaker so that milk drains out continuously and the quarter is at great risk from infection.

teat flora

considered to be normal, i.e. without pathogenetic significance, in dairy cows-Staphylococcus hyicus, S. epidermidis, Corynebacterium bovis, coagulase negative staphylococci.

fused teat's

two teats joined together along their length, with a common teat cistern.

imperforate teat

a congenitally obstructed teat due to failure of formation of the teat canal (lactiferous duct).

insufficient teat's

12 is minimal in sows.

teat inversion

the tip of the teat is inverted so that the meatus of the teat canal is in a hollow. The end of the teat may close over the sphincter and obstruct it during sucking; an inherited defect in sows.

teat leak

see teat fistula (above).

teat lesions

common site for lesions caused by epitheliotropic viruses, e.g. cowpox, mammillitis; trauma common cause, tread lesions in housed cows, barbed wire cuts in cows at pasture; infections, e.g. udder acne transmitted by teat cup liners or milker's hands.

milking machine teat injuries

see black spot.

misplaced teat

e.g. too far back in sows so that piglets cannot get access when the sow is lying down.

teat necrosis

in piglets born onto rough, abrasive floors; may not be apparent until mature.

teat occlusion

due usually to tread trauma; rarely a congenital defect in which case all teats are usually affected.

teat orifice

the opening to the papillary duct; normally held closed by the sphincter muscle in the wall of the teat and elastic tissue around the orifice. Invasion through the orifice is the primary route in the causation of most cases of mastitis.

teat papillomas

are better described as fibropapillomas of the bovine teat. May be long tag-like structures, or white sessile nodules 0.5 inch diameter or ricegrain nodules all caused by different strains of a papovavirus.

teat photosensitive dermatitis

part of a generalized dermatitis (except in poisoning by corticosteroid); characterized by localization of inflammation to lateral teat surface.

teat polyp

in teat cistern causes intermittent obstruction requiring surgical removal.

rudimentary teat

standard equipment in males; inherited defect in cows.

teat sanitization

cleaning and disinfection before milking; most farmers reduce this to a wash with running cold water followed, in meticulous parlors, by drying with a paper towel.

teat sealers, teat sealant

are materials used to aid in bovine mastitis control.

1. a polyvinylpyrrolidone preparation used to put on teat skin to seal milk orifice and protect skin against infection for long periods.

2. an inert preparation to be infused into the teat at drying off to protect against new infections during the dry period.

teat siphon

see teat tube (below).

teat slitter

a surgical instrument in the form of 2 mm diameter tube containing a sharp cutting blade concealed in its tip. The slitter is introduced into the teat cistern in the closed position, opened so that the blade protrudes and then withdrawn so as to slit the stenosed sphincter.

teat slough

as part of gangrene of the gland.

teat sphincter

the muscle in the teat wall around the external orifice of the teat; its relaxation is necessary for the rapid expulsion of milk during 'let-down'.

teat sphincter contracted

due usually to injury; milking is uneven with much milk left in the affected quarter; requires surgical dilation.

teat spider

membranous obstruction of the teat canal.

teat stenosis

partial obstruction of the teat canal or cistern as a result of injury or inflammation.

teat stripping

removing the last of the milk in the teat after machine milking by occluding the teat at the top between the thumb and forefinger and then pulling downwards so as to express all the milk from the teat. See also machine stripping, hand stripping, handmilking.

supernumerary teat

see supernumerary teats; see also accessory teat (above).

teat tube

a 1.5 mm diameter metal or plastic tube with a tapered end for insertion in the external orifice of the cow's teat. Exit from the lumen is via holes in the side wall of the tube. Vary in length from 1.5 to 4 inches depending on purpose. Used mostly for the infusion of medicament into the teat and udder, but also for clearing the teat canal and cistern of debris and for evacuating milk from a quarter with a blocked teat. Called also teat siphon, teat cannula.

teat tuberculoid granulomas

granulomas in the teat wall and lower udder contain Mycobacterium terrae. See also enzootic nodular thelitis.

teat ulcerative dermatitis

deep ulcers in cows bedded on infected straw.

vestigial teat

rudimentary non-functional teats.

teat wart

see teat papillomatosis.

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Patient discussion about imperforate teat.

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