
%0 Journal Article
%A Dowling, DF 
%T The significance of the coat in heat tolerance of cattle.  II. Effect of solar radiation on body temperatures
%J Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
%D 1960/10/01
%V 11
%N 5
%P 871-874
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9600871
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/AR9600871 
%X An experiment was performed to test the effect of solar radiation on the body temperatures of cattle, both clipped and with hair coat, in a clear transparent plastic covering as compared with cattle in a white reflective plastic covering. The mean body temperature of the animals in white plastic coats was 0.15&#176;F lower than that of animals in clear plastic coats. This difference was highly significant statistically (P< 0.001). Animals in both clear and white coats had higher body temperatures than controls without plastic coats. The difference was highly significant, and was about 1.5&#176;F in the clipped animals. 
