A three-year comparison of once-a-day and twice-a-day milking in seasonal-calving pasture-based systems

ABSTRACT: Globally, the majority of dairy cows are milked twice a day (TAD); however, in pasture-based production systems, such as in Ireland, the idea of milking once a day (OAD) is being considered for reasons such as improved work-life balance. The immediate effects within a lactation, as well as...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Journal of Dairy Science
Main Authors:	John Paul Murphy, Michael O'Donovan, Kieran McCarthy, Luc Delaby, Katie Sugrue, Norann Galvin, Craig Murphy, Emer Kennedy
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-12-01
Subjects:	milking frequency dairy cows grazed grass dry matter intake milk production
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030223005921