A comparison of surface and rectal temperatures between sheared and non-sheared alpacas (Lama pacos)

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 19-23

  Heath, A M ^a   Navarre, C B ^a   Simpkins, A ^a   Purohit, R C ^a   Pugh, D G ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient condition; Heat stress; Heat stress index; Scrotal temperature; Thermography

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMA PACOS;

EID: 0035141541     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(00)00173-5     Document Type: Article

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