Impact of short term exposure to different environmental temperature on the blood biochemical and endocrine responses of Malpura ewes under semi-arid tropical environment

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1155-1159

  Sejian, V ^a,b   Indu, S ^a,c   Naqvi, S M K ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

^c Division of Physiology and Biochemistry   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cortisol; Malpura ewes; Sheep; Thermal stress; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888621007     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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