Absence of a causal relationship between environmental and body temperature in dairy cows (Bos taurus) under moderate climatic conditions

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 533-540

  Verwoerd, Wynand ^a   Wellby, Martin ^a   Barrell, Graham ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Climate; Core temperature; Dairy cows; Heat stress; Temperature rhythm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLIMATE; CORE TEMPERATURE; DAIRY CATTLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; SUMMER; THERMOREGULATION;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33748789061     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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