Effect of long-distance road transport on thyroid and adrenal function and haematocrit values in limousin cattle: Influence of body weight decrease

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 713-719

  Fazio, Esterina ^a   Medica, P ^a   Alberghina, D ^a   Cavaleri, S ^a   Ferlazzo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cattle; Cortisol; Free and total iodothyronines; Haematocrit; Transport stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; IODOTHYRONINE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GEOGRAPHY; HEMATOCRIT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; STRESS; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; HEMATOCRIT; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; STRESS; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES; TRANSPORTATION; WEIGHT LOSS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 31144475385     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-005-3866-8     Document Type: Article

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