Heat stress risk factors for feedlot heifers

Livestock Environment VII - Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 559-565

  Brown Brandl, T M ^a   Eigenberg, R A ^b   Nienaber, J A ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hide color; Pneumonia; Precision animal management; Respiration rate; Stress

Indexed keywords

HIDE COLOR; PNEUMONIA; PRECISION ANIMAL MANAGEMENT; RESPIRATION RATE;

DISEASES; PRODUCTION CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS ANALYSIS;

THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 33645024012     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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