Effect of elevated ambient temperature at parturition on duration of gestation, ruminal temperature, and endocrine function of fall-calving beef cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 4449-4456

  Wright, E C ^a   Boehmer, B H ^a   Cooper Prado, M J ^a   Bailey, C L ^a,b   Wettemann, R P ^a,c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cows; Gestation; Heat stress; Parturition

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; BIRTH; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BOVINE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYDROCORTISONE; OKLAHOMA; PARTURITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RUMEN; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84907484388     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-8055     Document Type: Article

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