Milk ejection during automatic milking in dairy cows
oleh: G. Succi, A. Tamburini, A. Sandrucci, L. Bava
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Tactile stimulation (manual or mechanical) of the mammary gland causes alveolar milk ejection through a neuro-endocrine reflex arc (Dzidic et al., 2004). Oxytocin is the hormone that induces the contraction of the myoepitelial cells surrounding the alveoli.