Assessment of differences in some indicators of pain in double muscled Belgian Blue cows following naturally calving vs caesarean section

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 160-167

  Kolkman, I ^a,b   Aerts, S ^c   Vervaecke, H ^a   Vicca, J ^a   Vandelook, J ^a   de Kruif, A ^b   Opsomer, G ^b   Lips, D ^a,c  

^a Associatie KULeuven   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING; CATTLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIVERY; EATING; FEMALE; HEART RATE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RUMINANT STOMACH; VOCALIZATION; VULVA;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EATING; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYDROCORTISONE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALPATION; PARTURITION; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATION; RUMEN; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL; VULVA;

EID: 77951226931     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01295.x     Document Type: Article

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