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dry period (lactation)

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001983

The time in late pregnancy when a cow (or other lactating animal) ceases to give milk. Commonly, U.S. dairy cows are dried off 60 days before calving.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001983
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsomammary gland function; lactation stage; mammary involution; prepartum period
TranslationsSpanish: período de secado (lactancia)
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001983",
  "term": "dry period (lactation)",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The time in late pregnancy when a cow (or other lactating animal) ceases to give milk. Commonly, U.S. dairy cows are dried off 60 days before calving.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "mammary gland function",
    "lactation stage",
    "mammary involution",
    "prepartum period"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "período de secado (lactancia)"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/dry-period-lactation/"
}

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