Immune Responses and Performance Are Influenced by Respiratory Vaccine Antigen Type and Stress in Beef Calves

Immune Responses and Performance Are Influenced by Respiratory Vaccine Antigen Type and Stress in Beef Calves

The study objective was to determine if a combined weaning and transportation stress model affected performance, antibody, endocrine, or hematological responses to modified-live virus (MLV) or killed virus (KV) respiratory vaccination in beef steers. In total, 48 calves (Day 0 BW = 226 ± 6.2 kg) fro...

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Main Authors: Rachel E. Hudson, Dexter J. Tomczak, Emily L. Kaufman, Ashlee M. Adams, Jeffery A. Carroll, Paul R. Broadway, Michael A. Ballou, John T. Richeson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
antibody
beef calves
physiological stress
vaccination
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/7/1119

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https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/7/1119

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