Indicators of heat stress in shaded and non-shaded feedlot cattle

ASAE Annual International Meeting 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 4723-4738

  Brown Brandl, T M ^a   Eigenberg, R A ^a   Nienaber, J A ^a   Hahn, G L ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Feed intake; Respiration rate; Shade; THI (Temperature Humidity Index)

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; FEED INTAKE; FEEDLOT CATTLE; RESPIRATION RATE; SHADE; TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY INDEX (THI);

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CONTROL; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMAL LOAD;

THERMAL STRESS;

EID: 30044436507     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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