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Assessment of Immune Responses as Indicators of Welfare in Calves.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

A. M. Mackenzie ,
T. G. Rowan ,
S. D. Carter ,
J. B. Dixon  and
J. Tebble
A. M. Mackenzie
Affiliation:
Departments of Veterinary Pathology Animal Husbandry
T. G. Rowan
Affiliation:
Animal Husbandry
S. D. Carter
Affiliation:
Departments of Veterinary Pathology Veterinary Clinical Science, University of Liverpool, PO Box 147, Liverpool, UKL69 3BX.
J. B. Dixon
Affiliation:
Departments of Veterinary Pathology
J. Tebble
Affiliation:
Animal Husbandry
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The welfare of domestic food animals has been defined by their state as regards their attempts to cope with their environment(Broom, 1986). Attempts made by the animals to cope can be successful or unsuccessful; unsuccessful attempts are defined as poor welfare. The assessment of animal welfare may be made, for example, ethological, endocrinological and immunological methods. Poor welfare has been associated with increased disease susceptibility; furthermore stress can cause immunosupression (reviewed by Kelley, 1980). Therefore, immune responses should indicate the welfare of an animal. An experiment was designed to assess immune responses as indicators of welfare of calves kept in different husbandry conditions.

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Assessing Animal Welfare
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1993: Winter meeting , March 1993 , pp. 76
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1993

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