Short communication: Contribution of vibration and noise during milking to the somatic cell count of milk

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2499-2502

  Gygax, L ^a   Nosal, D ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Noise; Somatic cell count; Vibration

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33745903425     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72324-4     Document Type: Article

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