Incomplete Milking in Early Lactation Does Not Affect Dairy Cows Resting Behaviors: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of incomplete milking during the first 5 days of lactation on the resting behavior of commercial dairy cows. The hypothesis was that the elevated intramammary pressure resulting from milk retained in the udder in incompletely milked cows coul...

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Main Authors: Catarina Krug, Trevor J. DeVries, Jean-Philippe Roy, Jocelyn Dubuc, Simon Dufour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2017.00066/full