<b>Heat tolerance index, food intake and weight gain of Santa Ines sheep in the agreste region of Pernambuco State, Brazil</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascianimsci.v35i3.18466

<b>Heat tolerance index, food intake and weight gain of Santa Ines sheep in the agreste region of Pernambuco State, Brazil</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascianimsci.v35i3.18466

<p class="aTitulodoArtigo">This study evaluated the influence of coat color on the heat tolerance and performance of 21 Santa Inês lambs, non-pregnant, non-lactating, seven animals of each coat color: black, brown and white, with an average initial weight of 25.71, 24.85 and 25.00 kg...

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Main Authors: Marcelo de Andrade Ferreira, Ângela Maria Quintão Lana, Lígia Alexandrina Barros da Costa, Marcílio de Azevedo, Florisval Protásio Silva Filho, Ângela Maria Vieira Batista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá (Eduem) 2013-07-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences
Subjects:
adaptation
bioclimatology
climate
heat stress
Online Access:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAnimSci/article/view/18466

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