The effect of blood sampling method on indicators of physiological stress in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus)

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 87-98

  Sakkinen H ^a   Tornbeg, J ^a   Goddard, P J ^b   Eloranta, E ^a   Ropstad, E ^c   Saarela, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Automatic blood sampling equipment; Catecholamines; Cortisol; Physiological stress; Reindeer

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RANGIFER; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS TARANDUS;

EID: 1042290549     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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