Seasonal variations in the composition of Holstein cow's milk and temperature-humidity index relationship

Animal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 667-674

  Bertocchi, L ^a   Vitali, A ^b   Lacetera, N ^b   Nardone, A ^b   Varisco, G ^a   Bernabucci, U ^b  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

bulk milk characteristics; dairy cattle; season; temperature humidity index

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BOVINE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMIDITY; ITALY; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; ITALY; LACTATION; MILK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 84927574974     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731114000032     Document Type: Article

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