Transmission of Ultraviolet Radiation Through the Haircoat and the Skin of Cattle;Transmissão de Radiação Ultravioleta Através do Pelame e da Epiderme de Bovinos

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1939-1947

  Da Silva, Roberto Gomes ^a   La Scala Jr , Newton ^a   Pocay, Priscila Lombardi Bersi ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FAPESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cattle; Haircoat; Radiation; Skin; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345978835     PISSN: 01004859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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