Welfare traits of cattle castrated immunologically and fed beta-adrenergic agonists

Welfare traits of cattle castrated immunologically and fed beta-adrenergic agonists

Objective This work was carried out to evaluate the effects of zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH) and ractopamine hydrochloride (RH) combined with immunocastration on the welfare traits of feedlot Nellore cattle. Methods Ninety-six Nellore males (average body weight [BW] = 409±50 kg; average 20 mo of age...

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Main Authors: Luciane Silva Martello, Daniel Silva Antonelo, Nara Regina Brandão Cônsolo, Verônica Madeira Pacheco, João Alberto Negrão, Alessandra Fernandes Rosa, Paulo Roberto Leme, Rafael Vieira Sousa, Saulo da Luz Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2021-09-01
Series:Animal Bioscience
Subjects:
temperament
cattle behaviour
infrared thermography
ractopamine hydrochloride
zilpaterol hydrochloride
Online Access:http://www.animbiosci.org/upload/pdf/ajas-19-0986.pdf

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