LLiners and Cow Physiology

• 2009 ASABE Paper Biomechanics of Milking: Teat-Liner Interactions (Paper)
• 2008 Understanding The Influence of Machine Milking on Teat Defense Mechanisms/a> (Paper)

• 2008 Effects of Liner Compression on Teat-End Hyperkeratosis (Paper)

• 2008 Ultrasonic Assessment of Teat Tissue Congestion (Paper)

• Teat Evaluation Pictures

• ISO Standard Device for Measuring Liner Mouthpiece Depth available from MTT Agrifood Research in Finland

• 2007 Sources of Variability in Compressive Load Applied to Bovine Teats (Paper) Presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the NMC 21-24 January 2007, San Antonio Texas, USA

• 2004 The Purpose of the Milking Routine and Comparative Physiology of Milk Removal (Paper)

• 2004 Machines and Mastitis Risk: A Storm in a Teatcup (Paper)

• 2004 Machines and Mastitis Risk: A Storm in a Teatcup (Slides)

• 2003 Where the Rubber Meets the Teat and What Happens to Milking Characteristics (Paper)

• 2003 The Need for Stimulation in Various Bovine Breeds and Other Species (Paper)

• 2003 A Necessidade de Estimulacao em Varias Racas Bovinas e Outras Especies (Paper in Portuguese)

• 2003 Design Considerations for Milking Machines Used in Brazil (Paper)

• 2003 Effects of Milking on Teat-End Hyperkeratosis: 1. Mechanical Forces Applied by the Teatcup Liner and Responses of the Teat (Paper)

• 2003 Effects of Milking on Teat-End Hyperkeratosis: 1. Mechanical Forces Applied by the Teatcup Liner and Responses of the Teat (Slides)

• 2001 Effect of Liner Age on Milking Characteristics of the Liner (Paper)

• 2001 Completeness of Milking

• 2001 Development and Testing of a Device to Measure Compressive Teat Load Applied to a Bovine Teat by the Closed Teatcup Liner

• 2001 Effects of Milking Vacuum on Milking Performance and Teat Condition

• 2001 Methodology of Measuring Strip Yield

• 2000 Blood Flow and Oxygen Concentration of Teat-End Tissue Before and After Machine Milking

• 2000 Effect of Liner Age on Milking Characteristics

• 2000 Relationships Between Physical Characteristics and Milking Characteristics of the Aging Milking Liner

• 2000 Teatcup Liners:  Where the Rubber Meets the Teat

• 1999 Measurement of Change of Liner Properties with Age

• 1994 Forces Applied to the Bovine Teat by the Teat Cup Liner During Machine Milking

• 1993 Compressive Load Applied by the Teatcup Liner to the Bovine Teat

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