Tick resistance and heat tolerance characteristics in cattle. III. Sweating rate
Cattle in a sustainable tropical livestock should be heat tolerant and resistant to ticks. The relationship between Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus infestation and sweating rate, an important heat tolerance characteristic, was studied in six Nellore and four Holstein steers of seven-month-old. T...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto de Zootecnia
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Boletim de Indústria Animal |
| Online Access: | http://revistas.bvs-vet.org.br/bia/article/view/7933 |