| Foreword | p. 19 |
| L origine des premiers symposiums internationaux sur la traite mecanique des petits ruminants | p. 21 |
| Study on the structure and the development of the canalicular system of the mammary gland during lactation in Manchega and Lacaune dairy sheep | p. 35 |
| Relationships between characteristics of the teat and milkability in Lacaune ewes | p. 41 |
| Comparison of milking ability between Manchega and Lacanne dairy ewes | p. 45 |
| La cinetique d'emission du lait chez les chevres | p. 51 |
| Machine milkability of Murciano-Granadina dairy goats | p. 59 |
| Effect of inhibition of maternal behavior by peridural anesthesia on the endocrine response to milking during the first days after parturition | p. 65 |
| Comparison between the oxytocin response to suckling, a mixed system of suckling and milking, and exclusive milking in Lacaune ewe | p. 69 |
| Evolution of oxytocin, prolactin and cortisol release during the first milkings of primiparous ewes | p. 73 |
| Comparison of oxytocin, prolactin and cortisol release during the first and second lactation | p. 79 |
| The changes of plasma cortisol and Met-enkephalin in sheep during machine milking | p. 85 |
| The use of ultrasonography in the study of mammary gland cisterns during lactation in sheep | p. 91 |
| Effect of recombinant bovine somatotropin on milk yield and composition in lactating goats | p. 94 |
| Concentration of thyroid hormones in dairy goats during lactation | p. 97 |
| Changes in udder morphology as a consequence of different milking frequency during first and second lactation in Canarian dairy goats | p. 100 |
| Relationship between total milk produced and oxytocin milk in lactating Manchega ewes | p. 104 |
| Evolution of mammary morphology traits during lactation and its relationship with milk yield of Manchega and Lacaune dairy sheep | p. 107 |
| Phagocytic activity of polymorphonuclear neutrophils in ewes' milk | p. 113 |
| Utilisation des numerations cellulaires individuelles pour la detection des infections mammaires subcliniques de la chevre: definition de seuils | p. 119 |
| Intramammary pathogens and somatic cell counts in dairy goats | p. 124 |
| Frequence des differents germes responsables de mammites cliniques et subcliniques chez les petits ruminants laitiers | p. 130 |
| Importance of subclinical mastitis in milking sheep and diversity of aetiological agents | p. 137 |
| Mastitis associated with Serratia macrescens in dairy ewes | p. 142 |
| Naturally occurring or experimentally induced subclinical ovine mastitis associated with Listeria manocytogenes | p. 144 |
| Relation entre les comptages de cellules somatiques du lait du troupeau et la prevalence des mammites subcliniques des brebis estimee avec les comptages de cellules somatiques individuels | p. 151 |
| Incidence des inflammations de la mamelle sur la production et al composition du lait chez la chevre | p. 157 |
| Evaluation of selected antiobiotic residue screening test in milk samples from individual Manchega ewes | p. 164 |
| Subclinical mastitis in dairy sheep in Uruguay | p. 168 |
| Programmes de controle des mammites subcliniques chez les petits ruminants laitiers | p. 171 |
| Experimental intramammary infection with Staphylococcas haemolyticus in dairy ewes | p. 175 |
| Differential cell counts in goat's milk | p. 178 |
| Evolution of mycoplasma infection throughout lactation and effect on milk somatic cell counts in goats | p. 181 |
| New bacterial pathogens associated with mastitis in sheep | p. 185 |
| Daily variation in somatic cell counts from bulk tank goat milk | p. 188 |
| Outbreaks of acute ovine mastitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa | p. 192 |
| Sensitivity of mastitis pathogens of ewes to antimicrobial drugs | p. 196 |
| Les salles de traite pour les grands troupeaux caprins en France | p. 201 |
| Quantitative requirements of milking installations for small ruminants. A survey in different countries | p. 209 |
| Caracteristiques de construction et de fonctionnement des installations de traite des ovins installees en Sardaigne | p. 216 |
| Le developpment de la traite mecanique des petits ruminants en Grece | p. 221 |
| The effects of the type of pulsator on the evolution of milk emission kinetics during machine milking in Manchega ewes | p. 227 |
| Machine milking parameters for the Manchega sheep breed | p. 233 |
| Resultats technico - economiques de deux elevages caprins du Minho (Portugal) | p. 239 |
| Computer based semi-automatic test systems for milking machines | p. 242 |
| Comparison among six milk claws for sheep milking | p. 245 |
| Field test of milking machines for sheep as a basis for new standards | p. 248 |
| Impact of milking machine design on new intensive farm sheep areas | p. 251 |
| Effects of partial milking during the suckling period on milk production of Lacaune dairy ewes | p. 257 |
| Partial suckling during the grazing period as a management tool for improving the annual production patterns of goat's milk in Norway | p. 263 |
| The effects of milking once or twice daily throughout lactation on milk production of Canarian dairy goats | p. 267 |
| Milk partitioning and milk flow rate of Canarian dairy goats under once daily or twice daily milking frequencies | p. 274 |
| Evolution of milk production of the Greek mountain sheep breed by using different methods of hand and mechanical milking and stripping | p. 281 |
| Situation des exploitations laitieres ovines et caprines vis a vis des dispositions de la directive UE 92/46 | p. 286 |
| Effect of stage of lactation and type of birth on: I - milk production, composition and some blood parameters in hand-milked Barki goats | p. 292 |
| The effect of plane of nutrition during pregnancy of Greek dairy ewes on the development of mammary gland and on subsequent milk production | p. 295 |
| Effects of early weaning system on milk production and pre- and post-weaning behaviour in Karagouniko ewes and their lambs | p. 298 |
| Ewe lamb adaptation to mechanical milking procedures in Karagouniko breed | p. 302 |
| Goat milk production with foreign breeds in Uruguay | p. 306 |
| Behavioural reactions and assessment of temperament in ewes during machine milking | p. 309 |
| Assessment of fear reactions in dairy sheep and influence of temperament | p. 312 |
| Lactation performance of does and growth rates of kids under different milking methods | p. 315 |
| Experiments on sheep milking in Iceland | p. 318 |
| Changes in milk and blood composition in dairy goats during lactation | p. 321 |
| The influence of NE level and PDI/NE ratio in the diet on the milk yield in ewes with low milking level | p. 325 |
| Sectorial integration model of management system based on sheep milk production | p. 328 |
| Information database and extension system for the Hungarian sheep and goat sector on CD-ROM. Where to use it? | p. 332 |
| Decision-supporting system for milking goat and sheep farms | p. 335 |
| Opportunity for controlled milk production in Awassi ewes by reproduction techniques | p. 339 |
| Effect of pre-lambing supplementation on milk production of Merino ewes at grazing | p. 342 |
| Gross Margins of dairy goat farming in the U.K. 1988-1998 | p. 345 |
| The influence of diets containing ensilage on the quantity and quality of ewe's milk | p. 349 |
| Sheep milk production systems in the region of Mount Stara Planina | p. 351 |
| Effect of stage of lactation and type of birth on: 2 - milk composition in hand-milked Barki goats of Egypt | p. 354 |
| Dairy goat production for smallholders in Sichuan China and North Korea | p. 357 |
| Genetic aspects of udder morphology in Sarda primiparous ewes | p. 363 |
| Amelioration genetique de la morphologie de la mamelle dans les races Churra, Latxa et Manchega | p. 369 |
| Analyse genetique de la morphologie des chevres Saanen et Alpines francaises | p. 375 |
| Determinisme genetique de la cinetique d'emission du lait selon le potentiel laitier en race ovine de Lacaune et relations phenotypiques avec la morphologie de la mamelle | p. 381 |
| The inheritance of somatic cell counts (index of mastitis) in Chios sheep | p. 389 |
| Genetic analysis for mastitis resistance and somatic cell score in French Lacaune dairy sheep | p. 393 |
| Genetic and environmental correlations among somatic cell counts, milk yield and protein percentage in milking ewes | p. 400 |
| Implementation of a system based on electronic identification for the official milk recording of dairy goats in Catalonia | p. 406 |
| Adaptation of Fleischmann method for lactation calculations in sheep to local breeding system in Bulgaria and costs of milk recording | p. 412 |
| Selection of dairy goats by using lactation curve model | p. 418 |
| Effects of breed and parity on some dairy traits of Alpine and Saanen goats in Croatia | p. 421 |
| Productive and economic efficiency of meat and dairy utilization of ewes coming from crossing Polish Merino and prolife breeds | p. 424 |
| Genetic evalution of goal milk traits with a test day model | p. 427 |
| Milk composition of different sheep genotypes | p. 430 |
| Genetic improvement in milkability of the Corriedale breed: Morphological study of udder traits | p. 434 |
| Elaboration of a sheep milk recording method in the region of Lowland Poland | p. 438 |
| The udder traits and the milk yields of different sheep genotype | p. 440 |
| The effects of sheep genotype on the somatic cell counts of the milk | p. 443 |
| Estimation of the lactation curve of Chios ewes using a non-linear model | p. 447 |
| Milk recording of goats in Castilla-La Mancha | p. 450 |
| The morphology of the udder and milk quality and quality in the milking hybrid ewes F[subscript 1] East Friesian X Polish Merino | p. 453 |
| The priliminary characteristics of goat production in central Poland | p. 456 |
| Controle laitier caprin dans la region du Minho (Portugal) | p. 460 |
| Etude des relations entre les comptages des cellules somatiques et production laitiere en differents systemes de production caprins | p. 463 |
| Main features of evolution of milk recording in Manchega sheep | p. 466 |
| First results on structural and productive characteristics of the farms included in the Catalonian Dairy Goat Farmers Association | p. 469 |
| Systeme de controle laitier automatise des petits ruminants | p. 472 |
| Milk and lamb production of East Friesian-cross ewes in the north central United States | p. 474 |
| Correlations of results of goat milk control performed at different time intervals | p. 478 |
| The influence of somatic cell count on technological suitability of goat's milk for production of rennet cheese | p. 483 |
| Conditions d'apparition des inversions de taux du lait de chevre et effet des conditions de traite | p. 489 |
| Relation entre CCS et les caracteristiques du lait de brebis et de chevre | p. 495 |
| Changes in milk and cheese composition throughout lactation in Manchega sheep | p. 501 |
| Influence of milking machine on goat's milk quality in a Norwegian field study | p. 507 |
| Influence du niveau de vide de la machine a traire et des facteurs zootechniques sur les comptages de cellules somatiques chez les chevres locales grecques | p. 513 |
| Milk quality in dairy ewes at the end of lactation | p. 519 |
| The influence of storage time on the content of aromatising substance and free fatty acids in yoghurts of ewe's milk | p. 521 |
| The effect of [beta]-lactoglobulin genotype on cheese yield | p. 524 |
| Caracterisation des laits de differents genotypes caprins: qualite et aptitude aux traitements technologiques | p. 528 |
| Utilization of the lactoperoxidase system for the keeping quality of milk from small ruminants milked by hand | p. 531 |
| Effect of LP-system on some nitrogeneous compounds of milk from small ruminants milked by hand | p. 535 |
| The effects of [beta]-lactoglobulin genotypes on milk composition of various sheep breeds | p. 539 |
| Quality of protein in goat half-udder milk with varying somatic cell count levels | p. 543 |
| Etude de la qualite du lait et de ses proprietes fromageres, selon deux systemes de production | p. 547 |
| Separation electrophoretique des fractions majeures de la caseine ovine: analyse quantitative et impact sur le rendement fromager en laboratoire a echelle individuelle | p. 550 |
| Influence of sheep AA, AB and BB [beta]-lactoglobulin genotypes on milk composition and cheese yield | p. 553 |
| Bacterial contamination of raw bulk milk of sheep and goats | p. 556 |
| Lipase activity in milk of different goat breeds of southern Italy | p. 559 |
| List of references | p. 561 |
| List of participants | p. 563 |
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