Visually undetected fever episodes in newly received beef bulls at a fattening operation: Occurrence, duration, and impact on performance

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4272-4280

  Timsit, E ^a   Bareille, N ^a   Seegers, H ^a   Lehebel, A ^a   Assie S ^a  

^a LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Average daily gain; Bovine respiratory disease; Fever; Reticulo rumen temperature bolus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEVER; MALE; PATHOLOGY; THERMOMETER; TIME;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BOVINE RESPIRATORY DISEASE COMPLEX; CATTLE; FEVER; MALE; THERMOMETERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 82155181657     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-3892     Document Type: Article

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