Thymus and meat physicochemical measurements to discriminate calves treated with anabolic and therapeutic doses of dexamethasone

To preserve the Europe consumers' health, the use of glucocorticoids as growth promoters is prohibited in cattle fattening. In 2008, the Italian Ministry of Health associated to the official control a national monitoring plan based on the histological thymus analysis to identify animals illegal...

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Main Authors: E. Biasibetti, M. Pezzolato, A. Brugiapaglia, D. Biagini, C. Lazzaroni, C. Bellino, A. D'angelo, E. Bozzetta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731121001130