Evaluation of thymus morphology and serum cortisol concentration as indirect biomarkers to detect low-dose dexamethasone illegal treatment in beef cattle

BACKGROUND: Corticosteroids are illegally used in several countries as growth promoters in veal calves and beef cattle, either alone or in association with sex steroids and β-agonists, especially at low dosages and primarily through oral administration, in order to enhance carcasses and meat quality...

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Autores principales: Vascellari, Marta, Capello, Katia, Stefani, Annalisa, Biancotto, Giancarlo, Moro, Letizia, Stella, Roberto, Pozza, Giandomenico, Mutinelli, Franco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3425090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22862840
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-8-129

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