ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2019
Randomized field trial on the effects of body weight and short transport on stress and immune variables in 2- to 4-week-old dairy calves.
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- Welfare of cattle during transport.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2022Article
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- Effects of the Administration of a Non-specific Immune Stimulant Around Transportation on Health and Performance of Jersey and Jersey-Cross Heifer Calves During the Rearing Period: Randomized Clinical Trial.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2020Article
- Randomized field trial on the effects of body weight and short transport on stress and immune variables in 2- to 4-week-old dairy calves.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhether underweight calves respond differently to transport stress, enhancing their disease risk, is currently unknown.
objectiveTo determine the effects of low body weight and transport stress on immune variables. ANIMALS: Twenty-one 2- to 4-week-old male Holstein calves, housed on a commercial farm.
methodsRandomized clinical trial. Full factorial design with 4 treatment groups: low body weight (≤46 kg)/no transport (LOWCON); low body weight/transport (LOWTRANS); normal body weight (>46 kg)/no transport (NORMCON), and normal body weight/transport (NORMTRANS). Transport duration was 2 hours.
resultsTransport significantly increased serum cortisol concentration (77.8 μg/mL; 95% confidence interval [CI], 37.8-131.6; P < .001), interleukin (IL)-17A (344.9 pg/mL; 95% CI, 32.2-556.5; P = .04), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) (218.2 pg/mL; 95% CI, 32.5-368.3; P = .03) production after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation. Body weight did not affect any of the studied variables. However, the interaction of transport and body weight was significant. LOWTRANS calves showed increased monocyte count (2.0 × 10 CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: These findings contribute to our understanding of increased disease susceptibility of underweight calves when transported. Gamma globulin concentration was identified as important interfering factor in studies on immune variables in neonatal calves.
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