Assessing the heat tolerance of 17 beef cattle genotypes

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 617-627

  Gaughan, J B ^a   Mader, T L ^b   Holt, S M ^c   Sullivan, M L ^a   Hahn, G L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c Hubbard Feeds Inc   (United States)

^d U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Heat load index; Heat tolerance; Panting score

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; HUMIDITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASON; THERMOREGULATION; WIND;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENOTYPE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; WIND;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 78649686448     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-009-0233-4     Document Type: Article

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