title: The effects of exposure to warm environments on bovine plasma lipid composition.
abstract: The concentrations of total fatty acids and free cholesterol in the plasma of Ayrshire calves decreased following, but not during, short-term exposure to heat. Lower concentrations of total fatty acids and free cholesterol were maintained on prolonged heat exposure. Blood and plasma volumes were little affected by either short-term or prolonged heat exposure. Haematocrit rose during short-term heat stress and on prolonged heat exposure there was a decrease in erythrocyte fragility.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000097:blood*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000097:blood; D006400:Hematocrit; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D008055:Lipids; D002784:Cholesterol