International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 287

Full Length Research Paper

Assessing thermal neutral zones in Sri Lanka for ten different dairy cattle breeds and crosses: An approach using temperature humidity index (THI)

Gamameda Liyanage Lalanie Pradeepa Silva
  • Gamameda Liyanage Lalanie Pradeepa Silva
  • Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Batugedara Vidanelage Ranjith Punyawardena
  • Batugedara Vidanelage Ranjith Punyawardena
  • Natural Resources Management Centre, Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
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Ajith Kumara Hettiarachchi
  • Ajith Kumara Hettiarachchi
  • Natural Resources Management Centre, Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
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Wanninayaka Mudiyanselage Malinda Prashad Hulugalla
  • Wanninayaka Mudiyanselage Malinda Prashad Hulugalla
  • Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Gayani Madhushani Sirinayake Lokuge
  • Gayani Madhushani Sirinayake Lokuge
  • Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, Denmark.
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  •  Received: 05 February 2021
  •  Accepted: 10 June 2021
  •  Published: 30 June 2021

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