Prenatal stress, immunity and neonatal health in farm animal species

Animal

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2016-2025

  Merlot, E ^a,b   Quesnel, H ^a,b   Prunier, A ^a,b  

^a PEGASE   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

health; immunity; maternal stress; mortality; neonate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BREEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84888094160     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S175173111300147X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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