Use of ultrasonography to estimate cistern size and milk storage at different milking intervals in the udder of dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-7

  Ayadi, Moez ^a   Caja, Gerardo ^a   Such, Xavier ^a   Knight, Christopher H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HANNAH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cisternal milk; Milking frequency; Milking regimes; Udder scanning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK;

EID: 0037330156     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029902005873     Document Type: Article

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