Significance of catecholamines and cortisol levels in blood during transportation stress in goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-135

  Nwe, T M ^a   Hori, E ^a   Manda, M ^a   Watanabe, S ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Cortisol; Goat; Transportation stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000576724     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(95)00781-4     Document Type: Article

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