Effect of abrupt weaning at housing on leukocyte distribution, functional activity of neutrophils, and acute phase protein response of beef calves

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Lynch, E M ^a,b   Earley, B ^a   McGee, M ^a   Doyle, S ^b  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA;

FIBRINOGEN; HAPTOGLOBIN; L SELECTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CATTLE; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CATTLE; FIBRINOGEN; HAPTOGLOBINS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; L-SELECTIN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; WEANING;

EID: 79551507901     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-6-39     Document Type: Article

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