Thermoregulation and performance of British Anglo-Nubian and Saanen goats reared in an intensive system in Trinidad

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 491-496

  Lallo, Cicero H O ^a   Paul, Ian ^b   Bourne, Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b The Ministry of Agriculture Land and Marine Resources Trinidad and Tobago   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Adaptability; Anglo Nubian; Humid tropics; Performance; Saanen; Trinidad

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; THERMOREGULATION; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; GOATS; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; RESPIRATORY RATE; SEASONS; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 84856721842     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-011-9924-z     Document Type: Article

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