The effect of a mixed-management system on the release of oxytocin, prolactin, and cortisol in ewes during suckling and machine milking

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Issue		Reprod. Nutr. Dev. Volume 40, Number 3, May-June 2000


Page(s)		271 - 281
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/rnd:2000131

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