Thermoregulatory differences in lactating dairy cattle classed as efficient or inefficient based on residual feed intake

Animal Production Science

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1877-1881

  Digiacomo, K ^a   Marett, L C ^b   Wales, W J ^b   Hayes, B J ^c   Dunshea, F R ^a   Leury, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Agriculture Research Division   (Australia)

^c Biosciences Research Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

efficiency; feed conversion efficiency (FCE); physiology; temperature

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; FOOD INTAKE; HEAT PRODUCTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 84906312735     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN14311     Document Type: Article

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