Use of lipopolysaccharide (E. coli) as stress inducing in sheep in intermediate stage of pregnancy

To analyze stress during the intermediate stage of gestation, 43 multiparous, crossbred Santa Inês, pregnant ewes, with a average age of 5 and average body weight (BW) of 60kg, were challenged with a intravenous administration of 0.8µg.kg-1 of LPS (lipopolysaccharide E. coli - outer membrane cell of...

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Main Authors: Fábio Luís Henrique, Cristiane Gonçalves Titto, Henrique Barbosa Hooper, Ana Luisa da Silva Longo, Lina Fernanda Polido Rodriguez, Thays Mayra da Cunha Leme, Evaldo Antonio Lencioni Titto, Adroaldo Jose Zanella, Alfredo Manuel Franco Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Zootecnia 2015-02-01
Series:Boletim de Indústria Animal
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