Tympanic temperature in confined beef cattle exposed to excessive heat load

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 629-635

  Mader, T L ^a   Gaughan, J B ^b   Johnson, L J ^a   Hahn, G L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Body temperature; Diets; Environment; Heat stress

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; POTASSIUM BICARBONATE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRINKING; EARDRUM; HEAT INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; THERMOMETER; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BICARBONATES; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CATTLE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRINKING; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SEASONS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THERMOMETERS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

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EID: 78649958419     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-009-0229-0     Document Type: Article

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