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The effects of stocking density on behavior and biological functioning of penned sheep under continuous heat load conditions

Stocking density may impact sheep welfare during live export voyages that occur under hot and humid conditions. The aim of this study was to assess the welfare implications for sheep housed at three allometric stocking densities (k = 0.030, 0.033, 0.042), while exposed to hot and humid climatic cond...

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Autores principales: Mayes, Bonnie T, Taylor, Peta S, Cowley, Frances C, Gaughan, John B, Morton, John M, Doyle, Brendan P, Tait, L Amy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10362936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37392177
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skad223