Two years of experience with an automatic milking system. 2. Milk yield, milking interval and frequency

The introduction of an automatic milking unit (AMU) changes milking procedures and routines: cows can be milked more than twice a day, and continuously over the day. Three milkings result in increased daily milk yield (MY) (Klei et al., 1997); however, the automatic milking system (AMS) is very diff...

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Main Authors: M. Speroni, G. Pirlo, L. Migliorati, M. Capelletti, F. Abeni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2011-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/2017