Aptitude to machine milking of Merino Beira Baixa ewes. II. Comparison of productivity of hand milking and machine milking
Carreiro, F.M.; Rebello de Andrade, C.S.C.; Almeida, L.M.
Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Machine Milking of Small Ruminants, Kibbutz Shefayin, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 13-19, 1989: 530-544
1991
Accession: 002304543
In 4 groups of ewes, 4 series of measurements to characterize the morphology of the udder were performed, as well as their milk yield every 3 wk from the beginning of milking (57+or-7 days after lambing). To each group of 8 animals that included ewes of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th lactation, the following treatments were applied: group 1 - hand milking; group 2 - hand milking with stripping; group 3 - machine milking; group 4 - machine milking with stripping.