Effect of high temperature stress on physiological responses of Malpura sheep

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1244-1247

  Maurya, V P ^a,b   Naqvi, S M K ^a,b   Joshi, Anil ^a,b   Mittal, J P ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Division of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry

Author keywords

Physiological responses; Sheep; Sweating rate; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 41949112663     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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