Best combination of pre-stimulation and latency period duration before cluster attachment for efficient oxytocin release and milk ejection in cows with low to high udder-filling levels

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-104

  Kaskous, Shehadeh ^a   Bruckmaier, Rupert M ^b  

^a DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

dairy cow; latency period; Milking; pre stimulation

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK EJECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; STIMULATION; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK EJECTION; OXYTOCIN; PHYSICAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 79952814640     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029910000816     Document Type: Article

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