Benefits of providing shade to feedlot cattle of different breeds

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2010, ASABE 2010

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages 4986-4999

  Brown Brand, T M ^a   Eigenberg, R A ^a   Nienaber, J A ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Feedlot; Heat stress; Respiration rate; Shade

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PULMONARY DISEASES; THERMAL STRESS;

CATTLE; FEEDLOT; HEAT STRESS; RESPIRATION RATE; SHADE;

ANIMALS;

EID: 78649699795     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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