Effect of temperature on thermal acclimation in growing pigs estimated using a nonlinear function

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3715-3724

  Renaudeau, D ^a   Anais, C ^b   Tel, L ^a   Gourdine, J L ^a  

^a Unite de Recherches Zootechniques Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Heat stress; Nonlinear mixed model; Swine; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; EATING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; EATING; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; RESPIRATORY RATE; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 78049233881     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2169     Document Type: Article

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