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Are farmer assessed temperament, milking speed, and leakage genetically the same traits in automatic milking systems and traditional milking systems?
Journal of dairy science - 1 Apr 2020
Wethal K B, Svendsen M, Heringstad B
Abstract excerpt
The aim was to investigate whether subjectively scored milking speed, temperament, and leakage are genetically the same trait when measured in different milking systems. Data were provided by the Norwegian Dairy Herd Recording System and included a total of 260,731 first-parity Norwegian Red cows calving between January 2009 and February 2019 and milked either in a traditional milking system (milking parlor or...
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