Milking management of dairy buffalo

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 39-50

  Borghese, A ^a   Rasmussen, M ^b   Thomas, C S ^c  

^a Istituto Sperimentale per la Zootecnia   (Italy)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Milk flow; Milkability; Udder physiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856905431     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.s2.39     Document Type: Article

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