Effects of short period frequent milking on milk yield and udder health in Turkish Saanen goats

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-115

  Koyuncu, Emrah ^a   Pala, Akin ^a  

^a ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Frequent milking; Goats; Milk yield and milk composition; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 38149017064     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2007.00505.x     Document Type: Article

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