Mammary blood flow does not limit milk yield in lactating goats

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2094-2097

  Lacasse, P ^a   Prosser, C G ^b  

^a SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy goats; Mammary blood flow; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

1,1 DIETHYL 2 HYDROXY 2 NITROSOHYDRAZINE; 1,1-DIETHYL-2-HYDROXY-2-NITROSOHYDRAZINE; HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITROGEN OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GOAT; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; UDDER; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; GOATS; HYDRAZINES; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROGEN OXIDES;

EID: 0141574486     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73798-9     Document Type: Article

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