Comparison between the coat temperature of the eland and dairy cattle by infrared thermography

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 355-359

  Kotrba, Radim ^a,b   Knížková, Ivana ^a   Kunc, Petr ^a   Bartoš, Luděk ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Coat surface temperature; Dairy cattle; Eland; Infrared thermography

Indexed keywords

ANTELOPE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; ELAND; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEAT LOSS; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA; TRAGELAPHUS ORYX;

EID: 34447569190     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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