The effects of different environmental conditions on thermoregulation and clinical and hematological variables in long-distance road-transported calves

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1183-1191

  Bernardini, D ^a   Gerardi, G ^a   Peli, A ^b   Costa, L Nanni ^b   Amadori, M ^c   Segato, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calf; Clinical variable; Hematological profile; Road transport; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CATTLE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84858044240     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4113     Document Type: Article

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