Technical note: Validating a dynamometer for noninvasive measuring of udder firmness in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 6550-6556

  Bertulat, S ^a   Fischer Tenhagen, C ^a   Werner, A ^a   Heuwieser, W ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Dynamometer; Udder firmness; Validation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DYNAMOMETER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84867745291     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5370     Document Type: Article

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