Simultaneous recording of oxytocin release, milk ejection and milk flow during milking of dairy cows with and without prestimulation

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-208

  Bruckmaier, Rupert M ^a   Blum, Jürg W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK EJECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SECRETION; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK EJECTION; OXYTOCIN; PRESSURE;

EID: 0030133372     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022029900031708     Document Type: Article

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