Effect of Pen Size on Behavioral, Endocrine, and Immune Responses of Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Calves

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2039-2046

  Grasso, Fernando ^a   Napolitano, Fabio ^b   De Rosa, Giuseppe ^a   Quarantelli, Teresa ^c   Serpe, Luigi ^d   Bordi, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c Ctro Diagnostica Clin 'E Q   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DEL MEZZOGIORNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal Welfare; Behavior; Buffalo Calves; Hydrocortisone; Immune Response; Spacing

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BUFFALO; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TEST;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BUFFALOES; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; IMMUNITY; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0033176222     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.7782039x     Document Type: Article

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