Productive, Physiological and Biochemical Changes in Imported and Locally Born Friesian and Holstein Lactating Cows under Hot Summer Conditions of Egypt

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 233-243

  Marai, I F M ^a   Habeeb, A A M ^b   Farghaly, H M ^a  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^b NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate; Cows; Milk yield; Plasma enzymes; Thyroid function

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN; LIOTHYRONINE; LIPID; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CLIMATE; EGYPT; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEAT; HEMATOCRIT; LACTATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SECRETION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL; CLIMATE; CREATININE; EGYPT; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEAT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; LACTATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPIDS; MILK; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0033173409     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005219227668     Document Type: Article

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