Administration of chromium picolinate and meloxicam alleviates regrouping stress in dairy heifers.

Objective: This research investigated the 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.

Effect of knife castration on leukocyte cytokine expression and indicators of stress, pain, and inflammation in Korean cattle bull calves.

Objective: This study investigated the effects of surgical castration on behavior, physiological and inflammatory indicators, and leukocyte cytokine mRNA levels in Korean cattle bull calves.

Methods: Nineteen Korean cattle bull calves (average body weight, 254.5 kg; average age, 8.

Effects of stress after road transportation and oral administration of chromium and meloxicam on plasma cortisol concentrations and behavior in dairy calves.

Objective: This study was performed to determine the effects of stress after road transportation and oral administration of chromium and meloxicam on growth performance, plasma cortisol, serum metabolites, and behavior in dairy calves.

Methods: A total of 50 Holstein heifers (average body weight [BW]: 172±4.19 kg; average age: 5.

Genetic, management, and nutritional factors affecting intramuscular fat deposition in beef cattle - A review.

Intramuscular fat (IMF) content in skeletal muscle including the longissimus dorsi muscle (LM), also known as marbling fat, is one of the most important factors determining beef quality in several countries including Korea, Japan, Australia, and the United States. Genetics and breed, management, and nutrition affect IMF deposition. Japanese Black cattle breed has the highest IMF content in the world, and Korean cattle (also called Hanwoo) the second highest.