The effect of pre-milking teat-brushing on milk processing time in an automated milking system

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-192

  Jago, Jenny G ^a   Davis, Kendra L ^a   Copeman, Peter J ^a   Woolford, Murray M ^a  

^a Dexcel Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Automated milking; Cow throughput; Grazing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECRETION; TIME; UDDER;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646454273     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002202990500155X     Document Type: Article

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