Effect of age of suckler beef calves on stress indicators and growth performance in response to Burdizzo castration

Effect of age of suckler beef calves on stress indicators and growth performance in response to Burdizzo castration

The study objective was to examine effect of age at castration on stress indicators and performance of 40 crossbred suckler beef calves. Calves were assigned to two age groups and two castration treatments; calves 2.5- or 5.0-mo-old (mean body weight (SD) = 120.8 (29.3), 218.1 (30.8) kg, respectivel...

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Main Authors: Gabriela A. Marquette, Mark McGee, Andrew D. Fisher, Kelly Stanger, Bernadette Earley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Animal Research
Subjects:
castration
stress
cortisol
haematology
growth performance
suckler
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2021.1935266

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2021.1935266

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