Duration of restraint and isolation stress as a model to study the dark-cutting condition in cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1202-1214

  Apple, J K ^a,b   Kegley, E B ^a   Galloway, D L ^a   Wistuba, T J ^a,c   Rakes, L K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b B 103C AFLS Bldg ^*  (United States)

^c MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Cortisol; Dark Cutting Condition; Meat Quality; Postmortem Metabolism; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33645973254     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2005.8351202x     Document Type: Article

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