Increasing the revenues from automatic milking by using individual variation in milking characteristics

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 942-953

  Andre G ^a   Berentsen, P B M ^a   Engel, B ^a   de Koning, C J A M ^a   Oude Lansink, A G J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Milking duration; Milking interval; Random coefficient model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; STATISTICS; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77949291138     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2373     Document Type: Article

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