Effect of initial restraint, weaning, and transport stress on baseline and ACTH-stimulated cortisol responses in beef calves of different genotypes.

Abstract excerpt

The productivity and well-being of animals can be substantially affected by stress. This is particularly true in the case of beef calves that are subjected to a multitude of stressors over a short period during the first year of life. Perhaps the most often studied stress-responsive variable has been blood corticosteroid concentrations. Factors such as age, gender, genetics, and degree of prior experience, can...

Topics

• Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
• Animals
• Breeding
• Cattle
• Cattle Diseases
• Genotype
• Handling, Psychological
• Hydrocortisone
• Male
• Restraint, Physical
• Stress, Physiological