Thermoregulatory responses of Holstein and Brown Swiss Heat-Stressed dairy cows to two different cooling systems

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 142-148

  Correa Calderon, Abelardo ^a   Armstrong, Dennis ^a   Ray, Donald ^a   DeNise, Sue ^a   Enns, Mark ^a   Howison, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooling system; Dairy cows; Heat stress; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LIOTHYRONINE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HEAT INJURY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CATTLE; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HYDROCORTISONE; MILK; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 1642529722     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-003-0194-y     Document Type: Article

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