Spraying effects on some physiological and behavioural traits of goats in a subtropical climate

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-85

  Darcan, Nazan ^a   Cedden, Fatin ^b   Cankaya, Soner ^c  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Animal behaviour; Goat; Physiological features; Spraying; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 41449092962     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2008.77     Document Type: Article

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