Effect of milking frequency and nutritional level on aspects of the health and welfare of dairy cows

Animal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 125-132

  Gleeson, D E ^a   O'Brien, B ^a   Boyle, L ^a   Earley, B ^b  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Dairy cows; Milking interval; Milking rate; Teats

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL WELFARE; BLOOD CELL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAIRY CATTLE; FEMALE; HYPERKERATOSIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LACTATION; LOCOMOTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UDDER;

ANIMALIA; FRIESIA;

EID: 33947396088     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107658030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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