Effects of continuous milking during the dry period or once daily milking in the first 4 weeks of lactation on metabolism and productivity of dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2471-2485

  Schlamberger, G ^a   Wiedemann, S ^a   Viturro, E ^a   Meyer, H H D ^a   Kaske, M ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continuous milking; Metabolism; Once daily milking; Productivity

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECRETION; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LACTATION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

BOS;

EID: 77952975449     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2823     Document Type: Article

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