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Relationship between udder morphology and milking characteristics during machine milking in Istrian dairy crossbred ewes

The aim of this study is to evaluate milking characteristics and udder morphology during machine milking in Istrian dairy crossbreed ewes. The analyzed data belong to a total of 63 Istrian dairy crossbreed ewes (twelwe crosses with 75% Istrian and 25% Awassi, IAI ; fourteen crosses with 25% Istrian, 25% Awassi and 50% East Friesian, IAEF ; and thirty-seven crosses with 50% Istrian and 50% Awassi, IA). Milking time, milk yield, peak flow rate and average flow rate were measured during early, mid and late lactation. From the analyses performed, it can be concluded that IAEF Istrian dairy crossbreed has the highest milk production, average, peak flow rate and good udder shape, although all Istrian crossbreed ewes are well adapted to machine milking.

milking characteristics; udder morphology; machine milking

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