The effect of duration of manual restraint during blood sampling on plasma cortisol levels in calves

Animal Welfare

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 383-385

  Stilwell, G ^a   de Carvalho, C R ^b   Lima, M S ^a   Broom, D M ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b Clinica VetMondego   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Calves; Cortisol; Handling; Restraint; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 56249090719     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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