Respiration rate - Is it a good measure of heat stress in cattle?

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. C, 2000, Pages 329-332

  Gaughan, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Heat stress; Respiration rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044523718     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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