Automatic milking systems as a tool for mastitis control in dairy cow herds – a review

Sandra Kunda; Kamil Siatka; Roland Kozdrowski

doi:10.2478/aoas-2027-0007

Automatic milking systems as a tool for mastitis control in dairy cow herds – a review

Annals of Animal Science

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By: Sandra Kunda, Kamil Siatka and Roland Kozdrowski

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2027-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 (formerly 1642-3402) | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402

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