Table 2 Least Squares means of teat temperatures of teats milked with extended and soft liners, respectively. 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 Teat Position | Extended Liner | Soft Liner | Levels of Significance | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Base (n = 8) | Mid (n = 8) | Tip (n = 8) | Base (n = 8) | Mid (n = 8) | Tip (n = 8) | Base | Mid | Tip | |
Pre-teat preparation | 35.2 | 34.1 | 33.1 | 35.0 | 33.7 | 32.7 | |||
Post-teat preparation | 33.7 | 32.7 | 31.4 | 33.3 | 32.2 | 31.1 | |||
Milking +0 | 35.4 | 35.9 | 33.8 | 35.0 | 35.1 | 32.6 | |||
Milking +20 | 36.0 | 35.6 | 34.7 | 35.6 | 34.8 | 33.8 | * | ||
Challenge +2 | 33.3 | 33.7 | 31.9 | 32.6 | 32.6 | 31.4 | ** | ||
Challenge +5 | 35.5 | 34.8 | 34.1 | 34.9 | 34.2 | 33.3 | * | * | |
Challenge +10 | 36.1 | 35.3 | 34.3 | 35.2 | 34.5 | 33.6 | *** | *** | * |