Shearing at the end of summer affects body temperature of free-living Angora goats (Capra aegagrus) more than does shearing at the end of winter

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1025-1036

  Hetem, R S ^a   De Witt, B A ^a   Fick, L G ^a   Fuller, A ^a   Kerley, G I H ^b   Maloney, S K ^a,c   Meyer, L C R ^a   Mitchell, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angora goats; Body temperature; Fleece; Shearing

Indexed keywords

CAPRA AEGAGRUS; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 68349134844     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109004364     Document Type: Article

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