Abstract
Abstract The interval from start of stimulus to milk ejection is composed of 2 phases: stimulus requirement for milk ejection, and a physiological latent time. The stimulus requirement time for milk ejection can be determined as the interval between the start of stimulus and alveolar milk flow, minus this latent time of 45–50 s. Under machine milking conditions when no pre-milking preparation is applied, the onset of milk ejection and consequent alveolar milk flow gives rise to an inflexion in the milk flow record, providing a convenient marker for the measurement of stimulus requirement. In a comparison using 40 cows, the duration of stimulus required to produce milk ejection was found to be similar for pre-milking manual stimulus and machine milking stimulus.
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