Rest stops during road transport: Impacts on performance and acute-phase protein responses of feeder cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 5448-5454

  Cooke, R F ^a,b   Guarnieri Filho, T A ^a,b   Cappellozza, B I ^a   Bohnert, D W ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Beef cattle; Feedlot receiving; Rest stop; Transport

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84886997337     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-6357     Document Type: Article

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