Effects of Solar Radiation, Dietary Energy, and Time of Feeding on Thermoregulatory Responses and Energy Balance in Cattle in a Hot Environment

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2671-2677

  Brosh, A ^a   Aharoni, Y ^a   Degen, A A ^b   Wright, D ^c   Young, B A ^d  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cattle; Energy Balance; Solar Radiation; Thermoregulation; Time of Feeding

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; DRINKING; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMIDITY; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZATION; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CATTLE; DRINKING; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMIDITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032174924     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.76102671x     Document Type: Article

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