A noninvasive radiotelemetry system to monitor heart rate for assessing stress responses of bovines

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1179-1187

  Lefcourt, Alan M ^a   Erez, Benny ^b   Varner, Mark A ^b   Barfield, Ruth ^a   Tasch, Uri ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Heart rate; Radiotelemetry; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

ISOPRENALINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STRESS; TELEMETRY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; ISOPROTERENOL; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS; TELEMETRY;

EID: 0033142630     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75341-5     Document Type: Article

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