Teat anatomy and its relationship with quarter and udder milk flow characteristics in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3280-3289

  Weiss, D ^a   Weinfurtner, M ^a   Bruckmaier, R M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Milk flow; Teat anatomy; Teat canal

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 6944223151     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73464-5     Document Type: Article

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