Measurement of fecal glucocorticoid metabolites and evaluation of udder characteristics to estimate stress after sudden dry-off in dairy cows with different milk yields

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3774-3787

  Bertulat, S ^a   Fischer Tenhagen, C ^a   Suthar, V ^a   Mostl E ^b   Isaka, N ^c   Heuwieser, W ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c CEVA SANTÉ ANIMALE   (France)

Author keywords

Dry off; Fecal glucocorticoid; Stress; Udder pressure

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; FECES; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; UDDER;

ANDROSTANES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FECES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; PRESSURE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84878107002     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6425     Document Type: Article

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