Effect of knife castration on leukocyte cytokine expression and indicators of stress, pain, and inflammation in Korean cattle bull calves

Effect of knife castration on leukocyte cytokine expression and indicators of stress, pain, and inflammation in Korean cattle bull calves

Objective This study investigated the effects of surgical castration on behavior, physiological and inflammatory indicators, and leukocyte cytokine mRNA levels in Korean cattle bull calves. Methods Nineteen Korean cattle bull calves (average body weight, 254.5 kg; average age, 8.2 months) were divid...

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Main Authors: Seonpil Yoo, Seok-Hyun Beak, Hyeok Joong Kang, Da Jin Sol Jung, Dilla Mareistia Fassah, InHyuk Jeong, Seung Ju Park, Md Najmul Haque, Myunghoo Kim, Myunggi Baik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2023-03-01
Series:Animal Bioscience
Subjects:
castration stress
cytokine gene expression
inflammation
korean cattle calves
Online Access:http://www.animbiosci.org/upload/pdf/ab-22-0368.pdf

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