Evaluation of physiological and blood serum differences in heat-tolerant (romosinuano) and heat-susceptible (angus) bos taurus cattle during controlled heat challenge

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2321-2336

  Scharf, B ^a   Carroll, J A ^b   Riley, D G ^c   Chase Jr , C C ^c   Coleman, S W ^c   Keisler, D H ^a   Weaber, R L ^a   Spiers, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c USDA ARS SubTropical Agricultural Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Heat tolerance; Physiological marker

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; LEPTIN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CATTLE; HEAT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWEATING; THERMOREGULATION; BOVINE;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; HOT TEMPERATURE; LEPTIN; MALE; PROLACTIN; RESPIRATORY RATE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SWEATING;

BOS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 77953780830     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2551     Document Type: Article

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