Mammary cisternal size, cisternal milk and milk ejection in Murrah buffaloes

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 162-168

  Thomas, Chirathalattu S ^a   Svennersten Sjaunja, Kerstin ^a   Bhosrekar, Madhukar R ^b   Bruckmaier, Rupert M ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b M/s BG Chitale Dairy Pvt Ltd   (India)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Cisternal milk; Milk ejection

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MILK; MILK EJECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; UDDER;

AGING; ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK; MILK EJECTION; OXYTOCIN; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS;

EID: 2542586327     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029904000081     Document Type: Article

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