Planning the Milking Center in Expanding Dairies

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1866-1871

  Smith, J F ^a   Armstrong, D V ^b   Gamroth, M J ^c   Martin, J G ^d  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Expansion; Milking; Parlor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; LACTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031201355     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76122-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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