A technique for sampling blood from cattle during transportation

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doi:10.1071/AN09019

A technique for sampling blood from cattle during transportation

A. J. Parker ^A ^B, C. J. Coleman ^A, L. A. Fitzpatrick ^A

^A Australian Institute of Tropical Veterinary and Animal Science, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia.
^B Corresponding author. Email: anthony.parker@jcu.edu.au





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Animal Production Science 49(12) 1068–1070 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AN09019
Submitted: 30 January 2009 Accepted: 20 July 2009 Published online: 16 November 2009

Abstract

A technique for the safe sampling of blood from cattle during transportation is described. The technique was validated using four 2.5-year-old Bos indicus steers held in stalls on a stationary body truck for 2 h, transported for 4 h and then held on a stationary truck for a further 2 h. The length of time required to take a blood sample from one animal using this technique was 30 s. Information gathered using this technique will be helpful in understanding the physiological reactions of cattle to transportation.