Shade and Wind Barrier Effects on Summertime Feedlot Cattle Performance

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2065-2072

  Mader, T L ^a   Dahlquist, J M ^b   Hahn, G L ^c   Gaughan, J B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environment; Feedlots; Shade; Steers; Summer; Wind Protection

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; WIND;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; WIND;

EID: 0033174925     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.7782065x     Document Type: Article

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