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Effect of Floor Cooling on Behavior and Heart Rate of Late Lactation Sows Under Acute Heat Stress

Much U.S. swine production is in Köppen climate types classified as “hot-summer humid continental” and “humid subtropical.” As a result, farrowing sows are often exposed to temperatures above their upper critical temperature. This heat stress (HS) can affect sow welfare and productivity and have a n...

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Autores principales: Parois, Severine P., Cabezón, Francisco A., Schinckel, Allan P., Johnson, Jay S., Stwalley, Robert M., Marchant-Forde, Jeremy N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6160566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30298134
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2018.00223