The effects of milking frequency in early lactation on milk yield, mammary cell turnover, and secretory activity in grazing dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 305-311

  Murney, R ^a,b   Stelwagen, K ^c   Wheeler, T T ^a   Margerison, J K ^b   Singh, K ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c SciLactis Ltd Waikato Innovation Park ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Early lactation; Grazing dairy cow; Milk yield; Milking frequency

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; LACTALBUMIN; LACTOGLOBULIN; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; BOVINE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS); UDDER; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASEINS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTALBUMIN; LACTATION; LACTOGLOBULINS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PARITY;

EID: 84918569218     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8745     Document Type: Article

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