Factors affecting body weight loss during commercial long haul transport of cattle in North America

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3630-3639

  Gonzalez L A ^a,b,c   Schwartzkopf Genswein, K S ^a   Bryan, M ^a   Silasi, R ^a   Brown, F ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Commercial transport; Livestock; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATTLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ALBERTA; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMMERCE; NORTH AMERICA; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSPORTATION; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84882614282     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4786     Document Type: Article

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