ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2023
Effect of source and journey on physiological variables in calves transported by road and ferry between Ireland and the Netherlands.
Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Effects of age and feeding protocols on the metabolic and physiological condition of unweaned calves during and after long-distance transport.Irish veterinary journal · 2026Article
- Pre-transport risk factors for severity of respiratory associated symptoms in unweaned calves following long-distance transport.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Factors Influencing Post-Transport Behavior, Physiological Responses, and Meat Quality Traits of Japanese Black Cattle.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Observational study: effect of varying transport durations and feed withdrawal on the physiological status and health of dairy calves.Irish veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Enzymic Activity, Metabolites, and Hematological Responses in High-Risk Newly Received Calves for "Clinical Health" Reference Intervals.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Association of Bovine Respiratory Disease during the Pre-Weaning Period with Blood Cell Counts and Circulating Concentration of Metabolites, Minerals, and Acute Phase Proteins in Dairy Calves Transported to a Calf Raising Facility.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to establish baseline variables for calves transported by road and ferry from Ireland to the Netherlands and to investigate the effect of journey [two comparable journeys in April (J1) and May (J2) 2022] and source [source farm or mart (SF/MA)] on these variables. A total of 66 calves from the SF/MA were transported from Ireland to commercial veal farms in the Netherlands. Blood samples were collected at the SF/MA, assembly center (Ireland), lairage (France), and on arrival on the veal farm (Netherlands). They were analyzed for indicator variables related to energy balance, hydration/electrolytes, physical/muscular stress, immunity, and inflammation [glucose, beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), potassium, sodium, magnesium, chloride, urea, haematocrit, total protein, creatine kinase, L-lactate, cortisol, white blood cell, neutrophil, lymphocyte and monocyte counts, serum amyloid-A, and haptoglobin]. Health variables eye and nose discharge, skin tent (a measure of dehydration), and navel inflammation were scored by a trained observer, and calves were weighed at every blood-sampling time point. All blood variables and body weight changed significantly (
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