Effect of cortisol infusion patterns and castration on metabolic and immunological indices of stress response in cattle

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 329-349

  Ting, S T L ^a,b   Earley, B ^a   Crowe, M A ^b  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Castration; Cattle; Cortisol; Interferon ; Stress

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GROWTH HORMONE; HAPTOGLOBIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; METABOLISM; ORCHIECTOMY; STRESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; EATING; GROWTH HORMONE; HAPTOGLOBINS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNITY; INSULIN; INTERFERON TYPE II; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; STRESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 1842431471     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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