The effect of age and teat order on α1-acid glycoprotein, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, cortisol, and average daily gain in commercial growing pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 70-74

  Stull, Carolyn L ^a   Kachulis, Cassandra J ^a   Farley, James L ^a,b   Koenig, Gerard J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Lymphocytes; Neutrophils; Nursing Order; Pigs; Stress

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

HYDROCORTISONE; OROSOMUCOID;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; METABOLISM; NEUTROPHIL; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; OROSOMUCOID; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032602614     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.77170x     Document Type: Article

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