Effects of surgical or banding castration on stress responses and behaviour of bulls

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 279-284

  Fisher, A D ^a   Knight, T W ^b   Cosgrove, G P ^b   Death, A F ^b   Anderson, C B ^b   Duganzich, D M ^a   Matthews, L R ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Bodyweight; Castration; Cattle; Cortisol; Haptoglobin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

HAPTOGLOBIN; HYDROCORTISONE; RUBBER;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORCHIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; STRESS; TESTIS; TIME; WOUND HEALING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; HAPTOGLOBINS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RUBBER; SEXUAL MATURATION; STRESS; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0035317002     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2001.tb11981.x     Document Type: Article

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