Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Subject "Thermoregulation"
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The role of myofibrillar atpase and thyroid hormones in the development of thermoregulation in the domestic fowl, (Gallus Domesticus)
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 1992)The development of homeothermy was studied in the domestic fowl by measuring changes in oxygen consumption (\1°2) and body temperature (Tre; chicks only) with decreasing ambient temperatures (Ta) during the last week ... -
Thermoregulation and water relations of two East African antelopes: the hartebeest and impala.
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1971-03-01)1. In controlled laboratory experiments rectal temperature, cutaneous moisture evaporation and breathing rate were studied in the hartebeest and impala antelope. 2. 2. At the high air temperatures (40–50°C), the sweating ...