Effect of shearing and environmental conditions on physiological mechanisms in ewes

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 877-880

  Piccione, Giuseppe ^a   Lutri, L ^b   Casella, S ^a   Ferrantelli, V ^c   Pennisi, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Istituto Sperimentale Zootecnico per la Sicilia   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ewes; Fleece; Physiological and haematological parameters; Shearing

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

CELL ORGANELLE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEMATOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; EWE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NONHUMAN; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; THERMOREGULATION;

EQUUS ASINUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 57749194710     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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