Lactation curve and effects of milking regimen on milk yield and quality, and udder health in Martina Franca jennies (Equus asinus)

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 669-681

  D'Alessandro, A G ^a   Martemucci, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Donkey; Jenny udder health; Milk quality; Milk yield; Milking

Indexed keywords

LACTOSE; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; EQUIDAE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS); SUCKLING ANIMAL; UDDER;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; EQUIDAE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LACTATION; LACTOSE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK; MILK PROTEINS;

EID: 84856253293     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4283     Document Type: Article

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