Milking characteristics in dairy cows of different breeds from different farms and during the course of lactation

Continuously elevated concentrations of oxytocin during milking are necessary for complete milk removal in dairy cows

1994 • 101 citations

B-mode ultrasonography of mammary glands of cows, goats and sheep during α- and β-adrenergic agonist and oxytocin administration

1992 • 85 citations

Lactational changes in oxytocin release, intramammary pressure and milking characteristics in dairy cows

1991 • 58 citations

Premilking Stimulation Effects on Milking Performance and Oxytocin and Prolactin Release in Cows

1980 • 54 citations

Measurement of mammary gland cistern size and determination of the cisternal milk fraction in dairy cows

1994 • 52 citations

Effects of Duration of Udder Stimulation on Milking Dynamics and Oxytocin Release

1985 • 46 citations

Secretion of oxytocin and milk removal as affected by milking cows with and without manual stimulation

1984 • 46 citations

Oxytocin Levels in the Plasma of Holstein-Friesian Cows During Milking with and without a Premilking Stimulus

1970 • 28 citations

Effects of Premilking Stimulation on Complete Lactation Milk Yield and Milking Performance

1987 • 24 citations

Studies on pre-milking preparation 8. A comparison of 10 and 45 seconds of wash and stimulus

1986 • 8 citations