Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/11683
Title: Stress physiology in cattle is modified by temperament and hormonal growth promotant
Contributor(s): Cafe, Linda  (author)orcid ; Ferguson, Drewe  (author); Robinson, Dorothy L  (author); Greenwood, Paul (author)
Publication Date: 2009
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/11683
Abstract: In cattle, the behavioural expression of fear in response to stressful events is commonly referred to as temperament. Temperament is important for the safety of stock persons and for the welfare or cattle during handling. Temperament can also affect growth, carcass and beef quality characteristics (King et al., 2006, Cafe et al., 2008). Primary physiological responses to stress in animals are the activation of the sympatho-adrenal-medullary (SAM) and hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axes. Exogenous stimulation or challenge of the HPA axis with adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) is used to assess BPA axis reactivity in cattle (Verkerk et al., 1994). Although it is likely that temperament is related to stress-susceptibility (Curley et al., 2008), and that temperament modifies performance via this mechanism (Ferguson et al., 2006), this assumption requires further scientific testing. In this paper we report findings on the physiological response or cattle differing in temperament, and also on hormonal growth promotant (HGP) status, to routine handling followed by an ACTH challenge.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: ISRP 2009: XIth International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 6th - 9th September, 2009
Source of Publication: Ruminant Physiology: Digestion, metabolism and effects of nutrition on reproduction and welfare - Proceedings of the XIth International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology, p. 802-803
Publisher: Wageningen Academic Publishers
Place of Publication: Wageningen, Netherlands
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 070202 Animal Growth and Development
070201 Animal Breeding
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 830302 Dairy Cattle
830301 Beef Cattle
HERDC Category Description: E3 Extract of Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/36502639
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