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The involvement of the hypothalamopituitary-adrenocortical axis in stress physiology and its significance in the assessment of animal welfare in cattle
Submitted: 07 November 2016 | Published: 28 April 2017
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Emma J. Brown, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, South AfricaAndre Vosloo, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, South Africa
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