Effect of a trainer cow on health, behavior, and performance of newly weaned beef calves

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1716-1725

  Gibb, D J ^a   Schwartzkopf Genswein, K S ^b   Stookey, J M ^c   McKinnon, J J ^c   Godson, D L ^d   Wiedmeier, R D ^e   McAllister, T A ^a,f  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef; Feeding Behavior; Feedlots; Health; Performance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; EXOTOXIN; HAPTOGLOBIN; LEUKOTOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; ENERGY INTAKE; EXOTOXINS; HAPTOGLOBINS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0034220397     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7871716x     Document Type: Article

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