Effect of fluctuating hot temperatures on performance and immunity in finishing pigs.

dc.contributor.author	Jensen, M.A.
dc.contributor.author	Blecha, Frank
dc.contributor.author	Hines, R.H.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-04-30T17:41:23Z
dc.date.available	2010-04-30T17:41:23Z
dc.date.issued	2010-04-30T17:41:23Z
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2097/3790
dc.description.abstract	Housing pigs in a thermal stress environment reduced gain, intake and feed efficiency. Cell mediated immunity responses were lower under the constant heat stress as well as when the temperature was lowered to a thermal neutral temperature for only 4 hours daily. Daily cooling to thermal neutral for 4, 8, or 16 hours improved growth performance. Antibody responses were not altered by temperature fluctuations.	en_US
dc.publisher	Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Swine day, 1983	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 84-174-S	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 442	en_US
dc.subject	Swine	en_US
dc.subject	Fluctuating hot temperatures	en_US
dc.subject	Peformance	en_US
dc.subject	Immunity	en_US
dc.title	Effect of fluctuating hot temperatures on performance and immunity in finishing pigs.	en_US
dc.type	Conference paper	en_US
dc.date.published	1983	en_US
dc.citation.epage	109	en_US
dc.citation.spage	106	en_US
dc.description.conference	Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 10, 1983	en_US
dc.contributor.authoreid	blecha	en_US