Physiological responses of australian merino wethers exposed to high heat load

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 212-220

  Alhidary, I A ^a   Shini, S ^b   Al Jassim, R A M ^b   Gaughan, J B ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Merino sheep; Physiological response; Wether

Indexed keywords

CREATINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOMESTIC SHEEP; DRINKING; EATING; ENVIRONMENT; GENOTYPE; HEAT; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; HUMIDITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CREATINE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRINKING; EATING; ENVIRONMENT; GENOTYPE; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; MALE; QUEENSLAND; RESPIRATORY RATE; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

EID: 84855411944     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-3972     Document Type: Article

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