Effect of 12-hour road transportation on physiological, immunological and haematological parameters in bulls housed at different space allowances

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 605-616

  Gupta, S ^a,b   Earley, B ^a   Crowe, M A ^b  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cattle; Housing; Immune response; Pituitary adrenal axis; Transport; Welfare

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; BULL (BOVINE); CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MALE; MOTORIZED TRANSPORT; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERFERON TYPE II; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSPORTATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 34248153264     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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