Evaporative cooling for Holstein dairy cows under grazing conditions

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 213-217

  Valtorta, Silvia E ^a   Gallardo, Miriam R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Evaporative cooling system; Grazing dairy cows; Heat stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING; CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; THERMOREGULATION; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LACTATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESPIRATION; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 3042629704     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-003-0196-9     Document Type: Article

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