Effect of milking interval on milk yield and quality and rate of recovery during subsequent frequent milking

Livestock Science

Volumn 114, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 176-180

  Stelwagen, Kerst ^a   Farr, Vicki C ^b   Nicholas, Gina D ^a   Davis, Stephen R ^c   Prosser, Colin G ^d  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b Sensortec Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c Vialactia Biosciences Ltd   (New Zealand)

^d Dairy Goat Co operative NZ Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mammary gland; Milk quality; Milking frequency; Plasmin; Tight junction

Indexed keywords

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EID: 40749151787     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.04.021     Document Type: Article

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