Milk yield, residual milk, oxytocin concentration and cortisol release in Holstein and Gir × Holstein cows machine milked without stimulus from a calf;Produção de leite, leite residual e concentração hormonal de vacas Gir × Holandesa e Holandesa em ordenha mecanizada exclusiva

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 820-824

  Porcionato, M A F ^a   Negrao J A ^b   Lima, M L P ^c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE ZOOTECNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cattle; Milk ejection; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449119972     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: 16784162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-09352005000600018     Document Type: Article

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