Performance of lactating dairy cattle in three different cooling systems

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 341-345

  Meyer, Matt J ^a   Smith, John F ^a   Harner, Joseph P ^a   Shirley, John E ^a   Titgemeyer, Evan C ^a   Brouk, Micheal J ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Heat stress; Milk production

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONDITION MONITORING; COOLING; HEAT PROBLEMS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; WATER;

HEAT STRESSES;

VENTILATION;

COOLING; HUMIDITY; MILK; RESPIRATION; SPRINKLERS; VENTILATION; WATER;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0036578643     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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