The importance of increased levels of oxytocin induced by naloxone to milk removal in dairy cows

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 340-345

  Tancin, Vladimir ^a   Macuhova, J ^b   Schams, D ^b   Bruckmaier, R M ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Slovakia)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Milking; Naloxone; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33745989240     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/5554-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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