Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 93, Issue 1 , Pages 38-44 , January 2010

Variability of mammary blood flow in lactating Holstein-Friesian cows during the first twelve weeks of lactation

  • A. Götze

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Cattle, University of Veterinary Medicine, 30173 Hannover, Germany
    • Institute of Animal Nutrition, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, 38116 Brunswick, Germany
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  • A. Honnens

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Cattle, University of Veterinary Medicine, 30173 Hannover, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • G. Flachowsky

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Animal Nutrition, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, 38116 Brunswick, Germany
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  • H. Bollwein

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Cattle, University of Veterinary Medicine, 30173 Hannover, Germany

Received 6 October 2008 ,Accepted 23 September 2009.

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PII: S0022-0302(10)70263-0

doi: 10.3168/jds.2008-1781

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 93, Issue 1 , Pages 38-44 , January 2010

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