Using water to cool cattle: Behavioral and physiological changes associated with voluntary use of cow showers

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3376-3386

  Legrand, A ^a   Schutz K E ^b   Tucker, C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Behavior; Body temperature; Heat stress; Shower

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; STATISTICS; TIME; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 79959335791     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3901     Document Type: Article

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