Physiological profiles of Zebu steers during transport and pre-slaughter

Background: pre-slaughter handling causes stress in cattle that may alter numerous physiological variables. Objective: to determine whether in-farm handling of steers, road transport by truck, or slaughterhouse lairage affect blood stress indicators. Methods: a total of 65 castrated Zebu steers were...

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Main Authors: Marlyn H Romero, Luis F Uribe-Velásquez, Jorge A Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-06902014000400006&lng=en&tlng=en