Effect of different milking routines on milking-related release of the hormones oxytocin, prolactin and cortisol, and on milk yield and milking performance in Murrah buffaloes

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-18

  Thomas, Chirathalattu S ^a   Bruckmaier, Rupert M ^b   Östensson, Karin ^a   Svennersten Sjaunja, Kerstin ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Buffaloes; Cortisol; Machine milking; Oxytocin; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; OXYTOCIN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BUFFALO; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; MILK; OXYTOCIN; PROLACTIN;

BUBALUS;

EID: 13944262269     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029904000457     Document Type: Article

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