Effects of dehydration and heat stress on food intake and dry matter digestibility in East African ruminants

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-190

  Maloiy, G M O ^a   Kanui, T I ^a   Towett, P K ^a   Wambugu, S N ^a   Miaron, J O ^a   Wanyoike, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Antelopes; Dehydration; Forage intake and digestibility; Heat stress; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BOVIDS; CATTLE; DEHYDRATION; DIGESTION; FOOD INTAKE; GOAT; HEAT STRESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORYX; SHEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WILDEBEEST;

BOS INDICUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ORYX; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 49649112851     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.06.019     Document Type: Article

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