Theoretical model of heat balance in pigs

Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 121-134

  Fialho, F B ^a   Bucklin, R A ^a,b   Zazueta, F S ^a,b   Myer, R O ^a,c  

^a EMBRAPA UVA E VINHO   (Brazil)

^b J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Heat stress; Pigs; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 4444319564     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s135772980005459x     Document Type: Article

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