Thermal comfort in milk cows: Revisão bibliográfica

Authors

  • Rafaella Belchior Brasil
  • Marco Antônio Pereira da Silva

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Keywords:

heat stress; homeothermy; body temperature

Abstract

In countries like Brazil, whose territorial extension mostly located in tropical climate, an important factor to assessed is the effect of climate, given that the animals suffer from the actions of heat stress, which then starts to affect the basic physiological processes such as maintenance, reproduction and production. The performance, or even survival of animals depends on the ability to maintain body temperature (homeothermy), regardless of variations in temperature, making this reaction too complex, comprising several factors around the animal. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of climate environments on milk production and efficiency of use of the food consumed in the production of milk.

Published

2015-09-18

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Outros

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