Energy balance of grazing beef cattle in Mediterranean pasture, the effects of stocking rate and season 2. Energy expenditure as estimated from heart rate and oxygen consumption, and energy balance

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 101-115

  Brosh, A ^a   Aharoni, Y ^a   Shargal, E ^b   Sharir, B ^c   Gutman, M ^a   Choshniak, I ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Hachaklait   (Israel)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Energy balance; Energy expenditure; Grazing cows; Heart rate; Reproductive cycle

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 19544388425     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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