Effect of automatic milking systems on milk yield in a hot environment

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4687-4693

  Speroni, M ^a   Pirlo, G ^a   Lolli, S ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automatic milking; Dairy cow; Milk yield; Milking frequency

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

EID: 33846297711     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72519-X     Document Type: Article

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