Effect of various doses of injected selenium on performance and physiological responses of sheep to heat load

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2988-2994

  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 load; Merino sheep; Physiological response; Selenium

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHEEP; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; RESPIRATORY RATE; SELENIUM; SHEEP; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84882603184     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4908     Document Type: Article

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