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The effect of transporting, scoring and roping on cortisol concentrations in acclimated roping calves

C.E. Ferguson Department of Agricultural Sciences, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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A.L. Greathouse Department of Agricultural Sciences, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA, USA
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B. Pousson Department of Agricultural Sciences, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA, USA
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K. Comeaux Department of Agricultural Sciences, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA, USA
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J. Browning Department of Agricultural Sciences, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA, USA
Pages 8-13 | Received 08 Nov 2011, Accepted 15 May 2012, Published online: 23 Jan 2013

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