The effect of prestimulation on milking characteristics in Simmental, Holstein-Friesian and Brown Swiss cow breed

Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 317-320

  Salamon, Dragica ^a   Matokovic, Igor ^a   Batinic, Vinko ^b   Dzidic, Alen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAR   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Cow; Milkability; Milking; Prestimulation

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MILK PRODUCTION; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

FRIESIA;

EID: 80053914260     PISSN: 13317768     EISSN: 13317776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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