Identifying physiological measures of lifetime welfare status in pigs: exploring the usefulness of haptoglobin, C- reactive protein and hair cortisol sampled at the time of slaughter
Abstract Background Physiological measures indicative of the welfare status of animals during rearing could form part of an abattoir-based animal health and welfare assessment tool. A total of 66 pigs were used in this study, the aim of which was to assess how serum concentrations of haptoglobin (Hp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Irish Veterinary Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13620-018-0118-0 |