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Physiological and cellular adaptations of zebu cattle to thermal stress.
Animal reproduction science - 1 Jul 2004
Hansen P J
Abstract excerpt
During their separate evolution from Bos taurus, zebu cattle (Bos indicus) have acquired genes that confer thermotolerance at the physiological and cellular levels. Cattle from zebu breeds are better able to regulate body temperature in response to heat stress than are cattle from a variety of B. taurus breeds of European origin. Moreover, exposure to elevated temperature has less deleterious effects on cells...
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