B. A. Becker

Effects of temperature on the performance of finishing swine: I. Effects of a hot, diurnal temperature on average daily gain, feed intake, and feed efficiency

Julio Boza López, G. W. Jesse, B. A. Becker et al. · Journal of Animal Science · 1991 · 108 citations · Full text

Nutrition, Mammalian Physiology, Agricultural Economics +19

Peripheral concentrations of cortisol as an indicator of stress in the pig

B. A. Becker, J. A. Nienaber, R. K. Christenson et al. · American Journal of Veterinary Research · 1985 · 94 citations

Cortisol Response of Gilts in Tether Stalls

B. A. Becker, J. J. Ford, R. K. Christenson et al. · Journal of Animal Science · 1985 · 75 citations

Animal Physiology, Stress Hormone, Stress +11

Effect of Fasting and Transportation on Various Physiological Parameters and Meat Quality of Slaughter Hogs

B. A. Becker, H. F. Mayes, G. L. Hahn et al. · Journal of Animal Science · 1989 · 61 citations · Full text

Nutrition, Forty-nine Slaughter Hogs, Agricultural Economics +19

The effects of diets formulated on an ideal protein basis on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and thermal balance of finishing gilts housed in a hot, diurnal environment2

Julio Boza López, Robert D Goodband, G L Allee et al. · Journal of Animal Science · 1994 · 60 citations

Nutrition, Thermal Balance, Engineering +19