Heat stress effects on sow reproductive performance using simulated forced air and evaporative cooling systems

Livestock Environment VIII - Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 773-780

  Eichen, P A ^a   Lucy, M C ^a   Safranski, T J ^a   Coate, E A ^a   Williams, A M ^a   Spiers, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat adaptation; Pigs; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURES; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; FORCED-AIR COOLING; HEAT ADAPTATION; HEAT STRESS; OUTSIDE-AIR TEMPERATURES; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRAINS; PIGS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLES; REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE; RESPIRATION RATES; SKIN TEMPERATURES; SUMMER HEATS; TEMPERATURE CYCLES; THERMAL ENVIRONMENTS; UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURIS;

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COOLING; EVAPORATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SKIN; THERMAL STRESS;

EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 63149152133     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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