Tail biting induces a strong acute phase response and tail-end inflammation in finishing pigs

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 303-307

  Heinonen, Mari ^a   Orro, Toomas ^a,b   Kokkonen, Teija ^a   Munsterhjelm, Camilla ^a   Peltoniemi, Olli ^a   Valros, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Acute phase response; Condemnations; Histology; Inflammation; Tail biting

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; AMYLOID A PROTEIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HAPTOGLOBIN;

ABSCESS; ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BITE; CARCASS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PIG FARMING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SWINE DISEASE; TAIL; TISSUE SECTION;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ACUTE-PHASE REACTION; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; INFLAMMATION; SERUM AMYLOID A PROTEIN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TAIL;

SUIDAE;

EID: 77952546341     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.02.021     Document Type: Article

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