Effects of isolation on the behaviour, live-weight gain, adrenal capacity and immune responses of weaned red deer hind calves

Animal Science

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 541-546

  Hanlon, A J ^a,d   Rhind, S M ^a   Reid, H W ^b   Burrells, C ^b   Lawrence, A B ^c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Immune response; Isolation; Red deer; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031517288     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800016179     Document Type: Article

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