Effect of rationalization of water consumption for evaporative cooling on productivity of dairy cattle

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 695-698

  Al Haidary, A ^a   Al Hassan, M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Animal productivity; Cattle; Circadian rhythm; Evaporative cooling; Heat stress; Management; Physiology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; COW; DAIRY PRODUCT; EVAPORATION; FLUID INTAKE; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0042885870     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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