A possible correlation between the blood leukocyte formula and the use of glucocorticoids as growth promoters in beef cattle

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 457-465

  Brambilla, G ^a   Fiori, M ^a   Pierdominici, E ^a   Antonucci, G ^a   Giorgi, P ^b   Ramazza, V ^b   Zucchi, M ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b COOP Italia ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Beef; Cattle; Corticosteroids; Diagnosis; Forensic; Growth promoter; Heterophil lymphocyte ratio; Leukocyte; Screen

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BETAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUDROCORTISONE; FLUMETASONE; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GROWTH PROMOTOR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GROWTH REGULATION; LEUKOCYTE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEAT; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOPENIA; MALE; MEAT;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0031742450     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006174915323     Document Type: Article

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