Use of trainer animals to improve performance and health of newly arrived feedlot calves

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 539-545

  Loerch, S C ^a   Fluharty, F L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Calves; Feedlots; Performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; TRANSPORTATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0034150335     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.783539x     Document Type: Article

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