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Seasonal rhythmicity of thermoregulatory physiological responses in fat-rumped sheep under semi-arid tropical environment

Arpita MohapatraDivision of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, ICAR-Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Malpura, Rajasthan, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kalyan DeDivision of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, ICAR-Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Malpura, Rajasthan, India
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Davendra KumarDivision of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, ICAR-Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Malpura, Rajasthan, India
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S. M. K. NaqviDivision of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, ICAR-Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Malpura, Rajasthan, India
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Raghvendar SinghDivision of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, ICAR-Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Malpura, Rajasthan, India
Pages 949-956 | Received 14 Aug 2018, Accepted 23 Aug 2018, Published online: 05 Sep 2018

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