Effect of different dry period lengths on milk production and somatic cell count in subsequent lactations in commercial Dutch dairy herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2988-3001

  Steeneveld, W ^a   Schukken, Y H ^b   van Knegsel, A T M ^a   Hogeveen, H ^a,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Continuous milking; Dairy cow; Milk production; Short dry period

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; NETHERLANDS; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS); TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; NETHERLANDS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84876700474     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6297     Document Type: Article

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