Quantifying livestock responses for heat stress management: A review

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 183-188

  Nienaber, J A ^a   Hahn, G L ^a   Eigenberg, R A ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological response; Decision support; Dynamic analyses; Thermal stress; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLIMATE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEAT INJURY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 0033113816     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840050103     Document Type: Short Survey

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