An assessment of heat stress status in pigs and adaptation options in Lira district Uganda
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...
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| Formato: | Tesis |
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University of Nairobi
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99515 |
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