Scoring system for evaluating the stress to cattle of commercial loading and unloading

Veterinary Record

Volumn 154, Issue 26, 2004, Pages 818-821

  Maria G A ^a   Villarroel, M ^a   Chacon G ^a   Gebresenbet, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FALLING; FIGHTING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PROCESS DESIGN; SCORING SYSTEM; SPAIN; STRESS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 3242720636     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.154.26.818     Document Type: Article

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