Evaluating phenotypes associated with heat tolerance and identifying moderate and severe heat stress thresholds in lactating sows housed in mechanically or naturally ventilated barns during the summer under commercial conditions.
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DOI: 10.1093/jas/skad129
Abstract: An accurate understanding of heat stress (HS) temperatures and phenotypes that indicate HS tolerance is necessary to improve swine HS resilience. Therefore, the study objectives were 1) to identify phenotypes indicative of HS tolerance, and… read more here.
Keywords: naturally ventilated; lactating sows; sows housed; moderate severe ... See more keywords