Endocrine and thermoregulatory responses to acute thermal exposures in 6-month-old pigs reared in different neonatal environments

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-93

  Becker, B Ann ^a   Klir, John J ^a   Matteri, Robert L ^a   Spiers, Donald E ^b   Ellersiek, Mark ^b   Misfeldt, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Hormones; Neonatal environment; Swine; Thermal stress; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030747840     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(96)00036-8     Document Type: Article

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