单词 | pre-milking |
释义 | pre-milkingn. The removal of milk from a cow's udder before the birth of her calf. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > dairy farming > [noun] > milking > milking before calving pre-milking1946 1946 R. B. Little in R. B. Little Bovine Mastitis vii. 257 Premilking before parturition is advocated to relieve the intra-mammary pressure, for it is believed by some that physiological edema predisposes the udder to mastitis. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 5 Jan. 101/3 Too many concentrates before calving can result in pre-milking being necessary. 1970 W. H. Parker Health & Dis. Farm Animals xiii. 167 Premilking..is a severe handicap to the calf. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1946 |
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