Hot topic: Effects of frequent milking in early lactation on milk yield and udder health

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 882-885

  Dahl, G E ^a   Wallace, R L ^a   Shanks, R D ^a   Lueking, D ^b  

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

^b Lueking Dairy Farm   (United States)

Author keywords

Early lactation; Frequent milking; Somatic cell score

Indexed keywords

LIPID; MILK PROTEIN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PARITY; PROLACTIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4243171557     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73232-4     Document Type: Article

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