Effects of temperament and acclimation to handling on feedlot performance of bos taurus feeder cattle originated from a rangeland-based cow-calf system

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 5067-5077

  Francisco, C L ^a,b   Cooke, R F ^a   Marques, R S ^a   Mills, R R ^c   Bohnert, D W ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Bos taurus; Feedlot; Handling; Temperament

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; HAPTOGLOBIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; TEMPERAMENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WEANING;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CERULOPLASMIN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); HAPTOGLOBINS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEAT; TEMPERAMENT; TRANSPORTATION; WEANING;

EID: 84882702436     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5447     Document Type: Article

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