EFFECT OF SHELTERING AND SPLASHING WATER ON PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF KANKREJ X JERSEY (F1) AND KANKREJ X H0LSTEIN (F1) HEIFERS DURING INTENSE SUMMER
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1982
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AAU, Anand
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A study was undertaken at the College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand to study the effect of sheltering and splashing water during intense summer on Kankrej X Jersey (F1) and Kankrej X Holstein Friesian (F1) heifers. The treatment were: (A) Sheltering with splashing, (B) Sheltering without splashing, (C) Exposing with splashing and (D) Exposing without splashing. Mean maximum, minimum and ambient temperatures during the period of study were 39.99°, 25.71° and 33.47°C respectively. The Kankrej X Jersey (F1) (39.01°C) and Kankrej X Holstein (F1) (39.10°C) heifers had different (P<0.01) rectal temperatures. Sheltering caused significant (P<0.01) difference in the rectal temperature of both the breed groups, while splashing affected it (P<0.01) in Jersey crosses only.
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LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, A STUDY