Importance of outdoor shelter for cattle in temperate climates

Livestock Science

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 87-101

  Van laer, Eva ^a   Moons, Christel Palmyre Henri ^b   Sonck, Bart ^a   Tuyttens, Frank André Maurice ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cattle; Cold; Heat; Shade; Shelter; Temperate

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84890859320     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2013.11.003     Document Type: Review

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