Characterisation of the pig acute phase protein response to road transport

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 669-674

  Piñeiro, Matilde ^a,b   Piñeiro, Carlos ^b   Carpintero, Rakel ^a   Morales, Joaquín ^b   Campbell, Fiona M ^c   Eckersall, P David ^c   Toussaint, Mathilda J M ^d   Lampreave, Fermín ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b PigCHAMP Pro Europa   (Spain)

^c Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Cortisol; Pig; Transport; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HAPTOGLOBIN; SERUM AMYLOID A;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MOTORIZED TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PIG FARMING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE;

ABATTOIRS; ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SERUM AMYLOID A PROTEIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWINE; TRANSPORTATION;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 34248233062     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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