Predicted limits for evaporative cooling in heat stress relief of cattle in warm conditions

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3413-3417

  Berman, A ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Evaporative cooling; Hair coat wetting; Temperature humidity dependence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COLD; HEAT INJURY; HUMIDITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COLD TEMPERATURE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMIDITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 70349667024     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1104     Document Type: Article

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