Management of young goats during prolonged fasting affects carcass characteristics but not pre-slaughter liveweight or cortisol

Animal Production Science

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 533-540

  Greenwood, P L ^a,c   Finn, J A ^a   May, T J ^b   Nicholls, P J ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Stress; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTIFICIAL DIET; BODY CONDITION; FASTING; FOOD QUALITY; GENDER; GOAT; MEAT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WEANING; WEIGHT;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 77953773960     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN10006     Document Type: Article

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