Effect of Castration Method and the Provision of Local Anesthesia on Plasma Cortisol, Scrotal Circumference, Growth, and Feed Intake of Bull Calves

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2336-2343

  Fisher, A D ^a,b   Crowe, M A ^b   Alonso De La Varga, M E ^c   Enright, W J ^a,d  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^d INTERVET INTERNATIONAL BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bulls; Castration; GnRH; Hydrocortisone; Liveweight gain

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; EATING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ORCHIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SCROTUM; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; EATING; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SCROTUM; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 0030255431     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.74102336x     Document Type: Article

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