Impact of an automatic teat dipping and cluster flushing system on iodine residuals, milking characteristics and teat coverage

Mastitis Control: From Science to Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 349-356

  Hogewerf, P H ^a   Ipema, A H ^a   De Koning, C J A M ^a   Schuiling, H J ^a   Slaghuis, B A ^a   Tancin, V ^b   Ohnstad, I ^c   Barkema, H W ^d  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Slovakia)

^c Dairy Group   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADF system; Residuals; Teat disinfection; Vacuum level

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860242559     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-649-6     Document Type: Chapter

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