A comparison between manual prestimulation versus feeding stimulation during milking in dairy cows

Swedish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 177-187

  Johansson, Birgitta ^a   Olofsson, Jan ^a   Wiktorsson, Hans ^a   Uvnäs Moberg, Kerstin ^a   Svennersten Sjaunja, Kerstin ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Dairy cows; Feeding; Flow; Heart rate; Manual prestimulation; Milk production; Milking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345947269     PISSN: 00492701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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