Thirty apparently healthy lambs with average weight and age of 5.8±0.5 kg and 15±1.6 days respectively were chosen in Sids Agricultural Research Station belonging to Animal Production Research Institute in Beni-Suef governorate to investigate the effect of castration and docking on maintenance behaviour and blood cortisol level during and after such operations. Lambs were classified into castration (n=10), docking (n=10) and control (n=10) groups. The results revealed that castration and docking could significantly affect the behaviours of standing idle, recumbency, sleep, suckling and ingestion in lambs. Moreover, blood cortisol level was significantly (p < 0.05) increased after operation in castrated and docked lambs as compared to the time before, at operation and 3 hours after operation.
Emeash, H., Mostafa, A., & Abdel-Azem, N. M. (2008). Effect of Castration and Docking of Lambs on Maintenance Behaviour and Cortisol Level. Journal of Veterinary Medical Research, 18(2), 10-14. doi: 10.21608/jvmr.2008.77826
MLA
H.H. Emeash; A.S. Mostafa; N. M. Abdel-Azem. "Effect of Castration and Docking of Lambs on Maintenance Behaviour and Cortisol Level". Journal of Veterinary Medical Research, 18, 2, 2008, 10-14. doi: 10.21608/jvmr.2008.77826
HARVARD
Emeash, H., Mostafa, A., Abdel-Azem, N. M. (2008). 'Effect of Castration and Docking of Lambs on Maintenance Behaviour and Cortisol Level', Journal of Veterinary Medical Research, 18(2), pp. 10-14. doi: 10.21608/jvmr.2008.77826
VANCOUVER
Emeash, H., Mostafa, A., Abdel-Azem, N. M. Effect of Castration and Docking of Lambs on Maintenance Behaviour and Cortisol Level. Journal of Veterinary Medical Research, 2008; 18(2): 10-14. doi: 10.21608/jvmr.2008.77826
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