Reaction of foster cows to prevention of suckling from and separation from four calves simultaneously or in two steps

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1522-1529

  Loberg, J M ^a   Hernandez, C E ^a   Thierfelder, T ^a   Jensen, M B ^b   Berg, C ^c   Lidfors, L ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Swedish Animal Welfare Agency   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cortisol; Foster cow; Heart rate; Stress; Weaning

Indexed keywords

BOS;

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS; SUCKLING; TIME; WALKING; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; STRESS; TIME FACTORS; WALKING; WEANING;

EID: 34249850524     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-813     Document Type: Article

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