The effect of natural and induced calving of beef heifers on stress-related gene expression and maternal health and immunity

The effect of natural and induced calving of beef heifers on stress-related gene expression and maternal health and immunity

The peri-partum processes can exert stress on a cow on many levels. There is little evidence about acute stress around the calving event and subsequent potential effects for the cows’ immunological status or subsequent reproductive health. To investigate this, 55 crossbred recipient beef heifers car...

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Main Authors: M.E. Beltman, J. Lewis, M. McCabe, K. Keogh, D.A. Kenny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
Calf health
Calving
Colostrum
Cow health
Cytokine expression
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175173112200101X

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