Effect of heat stress on production in Mediterranean dairy sheep

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages 70-72

  Finocchiaro, Raffaella ^a   van Kaam, J B C H M ^b   Sardina, M T ^a   Misztal, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy sheep; Heat tolerance; Temperature humidity index (THI)

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33645784123     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2005.2s.70     Document Type: Article

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