Effects of twice-daily nursing on milk ejection and milk yield during nursing and milking in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1416-1422

  De Passille A M ^a   Marnet, P G ^b   Lapierre, H ^c   Rushen, J ^a  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Endocrine response; Milk ejection; Nursing

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 42449108681     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0504     Document Type: Article

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