Effect of fluctuating hot temperatures on performance and immunity in finishing pigs.
Date
2010-04-30T17:41:23Z
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Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
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.
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Swine, Fluctuating hot temperatures, Peformance, Immunity
