Year: 2003
Type: review
Abstract: This article reviews the literature on the circadian and estrous rhythms of body temperature in farm animals. Although most research in this area has lacked the methodological sophistication of research conducted on laboratory animals, the experimental results are consistent with the general principles of thermal chronobiology derived from laboratory studies and, at the same time, provide specific information about the peculiarities of livestock species. Detailed knowledge of the normal parameters of the body temperature rhythms is important for the advancement of diagnostic procedures in veterinary medicine and for the optimization of farm yield in the dairy and meat industry.
Source: Frontiers in bioscience
DOI: 10.2741/1040
Author: Roberto Refinetti
Institution: University of South Carolina
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2088872104