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From: Milk yield responses to changes in milking frequency during early lactation are associated with coordinated and persistent changes in mammary gene expression

Figure 3

Mammary cell apoptosis. Percentage of apoptotic A. epithelial or B. stromal cells in mammary tissue of cows (n = 6) assigned to unilateral frequent milking (UFM; twice daily milking (2×) of the left udder half, four times daily milking (4×) of the right udder half) for days 1 to 21 of lactation. Mammary biopsies from both udder halves were obtained on d 21, 23, and 40 of lactation. Each bar represents Least Squares mean ± pooled standard error. Mammary cell apoptosis was not affected by 4× milking or by day of lactation (P ≥ 0.30).

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BMC Genomics

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