Effects of castration, tooth resection, or tail docking on plasma metabolites and stress hormones in young pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 216-222

  Prunier, A ^a   Mounier, A M ^a   Hay, M ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Cortisol; Husbandry Procedures; Lactate; Pig

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 12244294777     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2005.831216x     Document Type: Article

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