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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731116002664 |
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