Effects of increasing milking frequency during the last 28 days of gestation on milk production, dry matter intake, and energy balance in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1729-1739

  Rastani, R R ^a,c   Silva Del Rio, N ^a   Gressley, T F ^b,d   Dahl, G E ^b,e   Grummer, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c MSC Specialty Nutrition   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous milking; Energy balance; Milking frequency; Transition period

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 35748972933     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-475     Document Type: Article

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