Physiological responses of feedlot heifers provided access to different levels of shade

Heat stress has a significant impact on all livestock and poultry species causing economic losses and animal well-being concerns. Providing shade is one heat-abatement strategy that has been studied for years. Material selected to provide shade for animals greatly influences the overall stress reduc...

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Main Authors: T.M. Brown-Brandl, C.G. Chitko-McKown, R.A. Eigenberg, J.J. Mayer, T.H. Welsh, Jr, J.D. Davis, J.L. Purswell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731116002664