Physiological and behavioural alterations in disbudded goat kids with and without local anaesthesia

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 117, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 190-196

  Alvarez, Lorenzo ^a   Nava, Ricardo A ^a   Ramírez, América ^a   Ramírez, Edith ^a   Gutiérrez, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cortisol; Dehorning; Lidocaine; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 60449087647     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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