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Effect of heat stress on production in Mediterranean dairy sheep
Raffaella FinocchiaroIgnacy MisztalJ.b.c.h.m. Van KaamMaria Teresa Sardinasubject
Mediterranean climateHeat toleranceheat tolerance temperature-humidity index (THI) dairy sheepEnvironmental scienceAnimal Science and ZoologyRelative humiditylcsh:Animal cultureAtmospheric sciencesWind speedHeat stresslcsh:SF1-1100description
European Mediterranean countries are characterized by exposure to considerable heat between three and six months annually. High ambient temperature, solar radiation, wind speed and relative humidity, cause the effective temperature of the environment to be above the thermo-neutral zone of the animals (5 to 25ºC; McDowell, 1972) and therefore heat stress occurs (Bianca, 1962).
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-01 | Italian Journal of Animal Science |