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Seasonal and diurnal variations in body temperatures of Hereford and Brahman cross cattle in a cool temperate environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. B. Moran
J. B. Moran
Affiliation:
Department of Livestock Husbandry, University of New England, Armidale, N.S.W., Australia
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Kendall (1948) suggested that the ability of cattle to thrive in tropical regions could be better indicated by the diurnal variation in body temperature rather than actual body temperature. However, Bligh & Lampkin (1965) found little difference in the nychthemeral variation in deep-body temperature of East African Zebus and Herefords grazing under conditions where the atmospheric shade temperature varied from 71 to 40 °F.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 74 , Issue 1 , February 1970 , pp. 205 - 207
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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