Short-term effect of transition from conventional to automated milking on teat skin and teat end condition

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1646-1652

  De Vliegher, S ^a   Laevens, H ^d   Barkema, H W ^b   Opsomer, G ^a   Hemling, T ^c   De Kruif, A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^c Business Unit Hygiene   (United States)

^d VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Automated milking; Teat end condition; Teat skin condition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IODINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN; TIME; UDDER;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; IODINE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0041807800     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73750-3     Document Type: Article

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