A randomized controlled trial to study the effects of an automated premilking stimulation system on milking performance, teat tissue condition, and udder health in Holstein dairy cows

ABSTRACT: The objectives were to examine the effect of an automated premilking stimulation (APS) by means of a high pulsation frequency (300 cycles/min) without a reduction of the vacuum in the pulsation chamber or claw piece on (1) milking performance, (2) teat tissue condition, and (3) udder healt...

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Main Authors: M. Wieland, C.M. Geary, D.V. Nydam, P.D. Virkler, M. Zurakowski, R.D. Watters, R. Lynch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002203022300406X