Effect of water and feed withdrawal and health status on blood and serum components, body weight loss, and meat and carcass characteristics of Holstein slaughter cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 538-548

  Vogel, K D ^a   Claus, J R ^b   Grandin, T ^a   Oetzel, G R ^b   Schaefer, D M ^b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cull; Dairy cow; Dehydration; Holstein; Marketing; Welfare

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; ELECTROLYTE; HYDROCORTISONE; MUSCLE PROTEIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MEAT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WATER DEPRIVATION;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; ELECTROLYTES; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HYDROCORTISONE; MEAT; MUSCLE PROTEINS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SERUM ALBUMIN; WATER DEPRIVATION; WISCONSIN;

EID: 79955797480     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2675     Document Type: Article

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