Environmental factors affecting feed intake of steers in different housing systems in the summer

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 419-429

  Koknaroglu, H ^a   Otles, Z ^b   Mader, T ^c   Hoffman, M P ^d  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry matter intake; Heat stress; Housing; Humidity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING; ENVIRONMENT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; WEATHER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EATING; ENVIRONMENT; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; SEASONS; WEATHER;

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 45849092972     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-007-0136-1     Document Type: Article

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