Effect of transportation and commingling on the acute-phase protein response, growth, and feed intake of newly weaned beef calves

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1120-1125

  Arthington, J D ^a,c   Eicher, S D ^b   Kunkle, W E ^b   Martin, F G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Department of Statistics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acute Phase Proteins; Calves; Mixing; Transport

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLYCOPROTEIN; HYDROCORTISONE; SERUM AMYLOID A;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATTLE; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SERUM AMYLOID A PROTEIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0642284954     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.8151120x     Document Type: Article

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