Table 1 Least Squares Means of temperatures of teats milked with extended and soft liner, respectively, and overmilked or not. Temperatures were taken from pre-teat preparation, after preparation, immediately after milking, 20 minutes after milking, and 2, 5, and 10 minutes after an ethanol challenge.
Liner Overmilking | Extended Liner | Soft Liner | Levels of Significance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- (n = 12) | + (n = 12) | - (n = 12) | + (n = 12) | Position | Liner | Overmilk | |
Pre-Preparation | 34.4 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 33.8 | *** | ||
Post-Preparation | 32.5 | 32.7 | 32.3 | 32.1 | *** | ||
Milking +0 min. | 35.2 | 34.9 | 34.3 | 34.2 | *** | * | |
Milking+20 min. | 35.3 | 35.6 | 34.6 | 34.9 | *** | *** | |
Challenge +2 min. | 33.0 | 32.9 | 32.0 | 32.4 | ** | * | |
Challenge +5 min. | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.1 | 34.1 | *** | ** | |
Challenge +10 min. | 34.8 | 35.6 | 34.1 | 34.8 | *** | *** | |