Changes in Skin Temperature and Physiological Reactions in Murrah Buffalo during Solar Exposure in Summer

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 478-483

  Das, S K ^a   Upadhyay, R C ^a   Madan, M L ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Rectal Temperature; Respiration Rate; Skin Temperature; Summer

Indexed keywords

BUBALUS; PINNA;

EID: 0031319494     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1997.478     Document Type: Article

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