Administration of chromium picolinate and meloxicam alleviates regrouping stress in dairy heifers
Da Jin Sol Jung,
Jaesung Lee,
Do Hyun Kim
et al.
Abstract:Objective: This research was performed to investigate effect of administering chromium (Cr) and meloxicam (MEL) on growth performance, cortisol and blood metabolite, and behaviors in young regrouped heifers.Methods: Fifty Holstein dairy heifers (body weight (BW) 198 ± 32.7 kg and 6.5 ± 0.82 months of age) were randomly assigned to non-regrouped group or four regrouped groups. Non-regrouped animals were held in the same pen throughout entire experimental period (NL: non-regrouping and administration of lactose … Show more
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