Impact of dehydration on production and thermoregulation of angus steers at thermoneutrality

Livestock Environment VIII - Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 465-472

  Scharf, B ^a   Wax, L E ^a   Evans, T J ^a   Spiers, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Rehydration; Water deprivation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PARAMETERS; BLOOD SAMPLES; BODY WEIGHTS; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION OF; FEED INTAKES; OSMOLARITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS; REHYDRATION; RESPIRATION RATES; UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURIS; WATER DEPRIVATION; WATER INTAKES; WATER LOSS; WATER RESTRICTIONS; WATER SCARCITIES;

AGRICULTURE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIODIVERSITY; BLOOD; CEMENTS; DEHYDRATION; MAMMALS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WINE;

DEWATERING;

EID: 63149094605     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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