Effect of restricted suckling or temporal weaning on some physiological and behavioural stress parameters in zebu cattle (Bos indicus)

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1176-1181

  Acevedo, N ^a   Hernandez C ^a   Orihuela, A ^a   Lidfors, L M ^a,b   Berg, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Animal Welfare; Beef Cattle; Calf Removal; Restricted Suckling; Temporal Weaning; Zebu

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 22944455528     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2005.1176     Document Type: Article

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