Pig characteristics, bio-physical and management aspects that influence rectal temperature in respect to heat stress
There is limited attention to impacts of climate change on pigs in Uganda by stakeholders despite the potential vulnerability of pigs to climate change, especially heat stress. Pigs are very sensitive to heat stress as they do not have functioning sweat glands (as other livestock species do) and hav...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
| Language: | Inglés |
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2019
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106356 |
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