Estimating efficiency in automatic milking systems

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 929-936

  Castro, A ^a   Pereira, J M ^a   Amiama, C ^a   Bueno, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Automatic milking; Efficiency; Milking frequency; Visit time

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MILK; PRODUCTIVITY; SECRETION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; MILK; MODELS, STATISTICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84856188513     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3912     Document Type: Article

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