Changes in alveolar and cisternal compartments induced by milking interval in the udder of dairy ewes

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3403-3411

  Castillo, V ^a   Such, X ^a   Caja, G ^a   Salama, A A K ^a,b   Albanell, E ^a   Casals, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Agriculture Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cisternal milk; Dairy sheep; Milking frequency; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 52649108097     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1097     Document Type: Article

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