Effect of transportation and shackling on plasma concentrations of corticosterone and heterophil to lymphocyte ratios in market weight male turkeys in a commercial operation
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DOI: 10.3382/ps/pez485
Abstract: There is limited information on the effects of stress and/or physiological manipulation on either plasma concentrations of corticosterone (CORT) and/or heterophil: lymphocyte (H : L) ratios in turkeys. The present studies examine the effects of catching/transportation/lairage in… read more here.
Keywords: transportation; lymphocyte ratios; concentrations corticosterone; plasma concentrations ... See more keywords