The effect of fleece on core and rumen temperature in sheep

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 437-443

  Beatty, D T ^a   Barnes, A ^a   Fleming, P A ^a   Taylor, E ^a   Maloney, S K ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Core temperature; Fleece; Heat; Rumen temperature; Sheep; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HEAT LOSS; HEAT STRESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; TEMPERATURE STRESS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 56249145481     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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