Acute phase protein response during road transportation and lairage at a slaughterhouse in feedlot beef cattle

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1531-1534

  Piccione, Giuseppe ^a   Giannetto, Claudia ^a   Fazio, Francesco ^a   Casella, Stefania ^a   Marafioti, Simona ^a   Giudice, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute phase protein; Cattle; Lairage; Transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955171525     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.11-0157     Document Type: Note

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