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Physiological and behavioural aspects of housing stress in cattle.

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Cattle, Housing Stress, physiological indicators, Behavioural aspects, Road transport, Animal welfare
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2008-12-01
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AGRIP End of Project Reports
Animal & Bioscience
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http://hdl.handle.net/11019/1188
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Earley, B., Gupta, S., Murray, M., Prendiville, D. Physiological and behavioural aspects of housing stress in cattle, End of Project Reports, Teagasc, 2008.
Abstract
The effect of various space allowances on pituitary, adrenal, immune responses and performance was investigated in 72 Holstein x Friesian bulls.The effect of transporting bulls for 12-h by road previously housed for 96 days at three space allowances (1.2, 2.7, 4.2 m2 per bull) on adrenal, haematological, immune responses, body temperature and performance was investigated. The effect of repeated regrouping and relocation (R&R) on behaviour of steers was investigated. The effect of repeated regrouping and relocation (R&R) of cattle on hypothalamicpituitary- adrenal (HPA) axis, immune function, blood biochemical, hematological variables and ADG, was investigated.
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