The influence of transport stress on the immune response in calves at the ages of 14, 21, and 28 days
2002
Stefaniak, T. | Janeczek, W. | Pogoda, K. | Chelmonska-Soyta, A. (Agricultural Univ., Wroclaw (Poland))
We examined the humoral and cellular immune response in calves at the ages of 14, 21, and 28 days (n = 3 x 7) affected by stress evoked by the transport over a short distance: from the dairy farm to the calf barn. The experimental calves under stress conditions (associated with transport and adaptation) have shown higher immune reaction than the control calves. We suggest that such an influence of non-excessive stress may be helpful in the adaptation of the young calves (14 days old) to new environmental conditions, and it indicates that this age can be optimal for transporting the calves to the calf barn
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