Effects of milking three times in 2 days for 3 weeks in early lactation or in the declining phase on milk production in primiparous and multiparous dairy cows

Animal Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 339-348

  Remond B ^a,b   Boit, M P ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b ENITA de Clermont Ferrand   (France)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Lactation rank; Milk production; Milking frequency; Stage of lactation

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 3242757338     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:19970405     Document Type: Article

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