作者: M.A. Crowe , B. Earley , B. McDonnell , M. Murray , D.J. Prendiville
DOI: 10.1016/J.RVSC.2010.09.020
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摘要: Abstract The objective was to investigate the effect of sea transport on physiological, behavioural and performance responses bulls. One-hundred eleven bulls (mean body weight (standard error mean) 429 (5.7 kg)) were randomly assigned one three treatments; control (C; n = 54) housed in 6 pens at Teagasc, Grange Research Centre a stocking density (1), 1.7 m2/head (C1.7; 3 pens) (2), 3.4 (C3.4; (3), transported (T) (n = 57) penned space allowance 1.7 m2/head (6 allocated five decks shipping vessel. C T subjected same live (d −2), blood sampling rectal temperature −1) measurements pre-transport d 3, 6, 9 11 study. had greater (P 0.05) among treatment groups throughout At 11, neutrophil % between Plasma creatine kinase (CK) activity lower (P