Effect of loading practices and 6-hour road transport on the physiological responses of yearling cattle

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1028-1033

  Pettiford, S G ^a,c   Ferguson, D M ^a   Lea, J M ^a   Lee, C ^a   Paull, D R ^a   Reed, M T ^a   Hinch, G N ^b   Fisher, A D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Cattle; Loading; Recovery; Stress; Transport

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HANDLING STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; ROAD TRANSPORT;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 45849134093     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA08051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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