Effect of stimulation intensity on oxytocin release before, during and after machine milking

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 349-354

  Weiss, Daniel ^a   Dzidic, Alen ^a   Bruckmaier, Rupert M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Oxytocin, cattle; Teat stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK EJECTION; OXYTOCIN; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0041698063     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029903006216     Document Type: Article

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