Comparative effects of castration and dehorning in series or concurrent castration and dehorning procedures on stress responses and production in Holstein calves

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4133-4145

  Mosher, R A ^a   Wang, C ^b   Allen, P S ^a   Coetzee, J F ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Castration; Cattle; Dehorning; Performance; Stress; Welfare

Indexed keywords

BOS;

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORN; LOCOMOTION; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORCHIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; HORNS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; KANSAS; LOCOMOTION; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 85047686959     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-6007     Document Type: Article

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