Latent heat loss of Holstein cows in a tropical environment: a prediction model Perda de calor latente em vacas Holandesas em ambiente tropical: um modelo de predição

Nine lactating Holstein cows with average 526 ± 5 kg of BW, five predominantly black and four predominantly white, bred in a tropical region and managed in open pasture were observed to measure cutaneous and respiratory evaporation rates under different environmental conditions. Cows were separated...

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Main Authors: Alex Sandro Campos Maia, Roberto Gomes da Silva, Cintia Maria Battiston Loureiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2008-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982008001000018