Modeling heat stress under different environmental conditions

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 3798-3814

  Carabano M J ^a   Logar, B ^b   Bormann, J ^c   Minet, J ^d   Vanrobays, M L ^d   Diaz C ^a   Tychon, B ^d   Gengler, N ^d   Hammami, H ^d  

^a Universidad Pontificia Comillas   (Spain)

^b AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF SLOVENIA   (Slovenia)

^c Administration of Agricultural Technical Services   (Luxembourg)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Climate change; Heat stress model; Holstein cattle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOVINE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEMALE; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; HUMIDITY; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; LACTATION; MILK;

EID: 84975760962     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10212     Document Type: Article

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