Milking parlour size, pre-milking routine and stage of lactation affect efficiency of milking in single-operator herringbone parlours

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 216-223

  O'Brien, Bernadette ^a   Jago, Jennifer ^b   Edwards, J Paul ^b,c   Lopez Villalobos, Nicolas ^c   McCoy, Finola ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

dairy cow; milking efficiency; Milking parlour; pre milking routine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK EJECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LACTATION; MILK EJECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860130976     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029912000088     Document Type: Article

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