Influence of elevated ambient temperature upon some physiological measurements of New Zealand White rabbits

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 180-186

  Ondruska, Lubomir ^a   Rafay, J ^a   Okab, A B ^b   Ayoub, M A ^c   Al Haidary, A A ^b   Samara, E M ^b   Parkanyi, V ^a   Chrastinova, L ^a   Jurcik, R ^a   Massanyi, P ^d   Lukac, N ^d   Supuka, P ^e  

^a Animal Production Research Centre Nitra   (Slovakia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Growth performance; Heat stress; Mortality rate; Physiology; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 79956317116     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/3150-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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