Acta Vet. Brno 2020, 89: 247-254

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202089030247

The impact of temperature-humidity index on blood morphology and β-hydroxybutyrate in different sheep breeds

Jurgita Autukaitė1, Indrė Poškienė1, Vida Juozaitienė2, Ramūnas Antanaitis1, Henrikas Žilinskas1

1Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Veterinary Academy, Kaunas, Lithuania
2Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Department of Animal Breeding, Veterinary Academy, Kaunas, Lithuania

Received November 18, 2019
Accepted September 14, 2020

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