Effects of habituation to the milking parlour on the milk production and reproductive performance of first calving Holstein-Friesian and Norwegian dairy herd replacements

Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 345-354

  Wicks, H C F ^a   Carson, A F ^a,b   McCoy, M A ^a   Mayne, C S ^a,b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Habituation; Heifers; Milk production; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1942542210     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800054126     Document Type: Article

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