Immobilization (restraint) stress in Desert sheep and goats, and the influence of pretreatment with xylazine or sodium betaine thereon

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-78

  Al Qarawi, A A ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Glucose; Goats; Haematocrit; Haemoglobin; Immobilization; Lymphocytes; Sheep; Sodium betaine; Stress; Xylazine

Indexed keywords

BETAINE DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MAGNESIUM; ROUMPON; SODIUM; THIOCYANATE; XYLAZINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESERT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GOAT; HEMATOCRIT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VOCALIZATION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; BETAINE; DESERT CLIMATE; GOATS; HEART RATE; MALE; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRESS; XYLAZINE;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 16244412020     PISSN: 15051773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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