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Utility of Acute Phase Proteins as Biomarkers of Transport Stress in Ewes and Beef Cattle

The effect of transport on serum amyloid A (SAA), haptoglobin (Hp), Fibrinogen and white blood cells (WBC) was evaluated in 10 ewes and 10 beef cattle. All animals were transported by road for 6 h over a distance of about 490 km with an average speed of 80 km/h. Blood samples, collected via jugular...

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Autores principales: Fazio, Francesco, Ferrantelli, Vincenzo, Cicero, Antonello, Casella, Stefania, Piccione, Giuseppe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5076644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27800386
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.4210