Pupillary stress index: A new thermal comfort index for crossbred goats

ABSTRACT Goats are homeothermic animals considered as rustic from the bioclimatic point of view, but the reduction of their productive efficiency may occur in unfavorable thermal conditions. The present study was carried out to evaluate pupil dilation as an indicator of thermal stress in Boer crossb...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: José P. Lopes Neto, Jordânio I. Marques, Dermeval A. Furtado, Fernanda F. de M. Lopes, Valéria P. Borges, Tiago G. P. Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Series:Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662018001200866&lng=en&tlng=en
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!