Evaluation of plasma cortisol and TBARS levels in calves after short-term transportation

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-34

  Wernicki, A ^a   Urban Chmiel, R ^a   Kankofer, M ^a   Mikucki, P ^b   Puchalski, A ^a   Tokarzewski, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Cattle; Lipid peroxidation (TBARS); Plasma cortisol; Stress; Transport

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33644521236     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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