DEVELOPMENT AND TEST OF A PRESSURE MEASURING TECHNIQUE OF THE TEAT CANAL CLOSURE IN LACTATING COWS - 1 - DESIGN AND CALIBRATION

Authors
MAYNTZ M LANDAU D SENDER G
Citation
M. Mayntz et al., DEVELOPMENT AND TEST OF A PRESSURE MEASURING TECHNIQUE OF THE TEAT CANAL CLOSURE IN LACTATING COWS - 1 - DESIGN AND CALIBRATION, Swedish Journal of Agricultural Research, 27(3), 1997, pp. 147-153
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture,"Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
Journal title
Swedish Journal of Agricultural Research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00492701
Volume
27
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
147 - 153
Database
ISI
SICI code
0049-2701(1997)27:3<147:DATOAP>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
An integrated hardware and software package was developed for the meas urement of the closure pressure of the teat canal. Emphasises was put on easy handling for measuring large numbers of animals under commerci al milk production conditions. The measurement method has a slight sim ilarity with measuring blood pressure. A calibration was carried out t o establish the quantitative relationship between the pressure increas e in the instrument and in the cistern of an experimental teat.