Thermoregulatory and Behaviour Responses of Dairy Heifers Raised on a Silvopastoral System in a Subtropical Climate
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Language: English
Page range: 613 - 627
Submitted on: Apr 12, 2019
Accepted on: Oct 16, 2019
Published on: May 4, 2020
Published by: National Research Institute of Animal Production
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