Heat Tolerance in Tuli-, Senepol-, and Brahman-Sired F1 Angus Heifers in Florida

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1568-1577

  Hammond, A C ^a   Chase Jr , C C ^a   Bowers, E J ^a   Olson, T A ^b   Randel, R D ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef breeds; Cattle; Growth; Heat tolerance; Subtropics; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; HUMIDITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TEMPERAMENT; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMIDITY; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATION; TEMPERAMENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032087706     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7661568x     Document Type: Article

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