The effects of sea and road transport on physiological and electroencephalographic responses in Brahman crossbred heifers
The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effects of sea and road transport on the acute phase proteins (APP), cortisol, metabolic, haematological and electroencephalographic (EEG) responses of Brahman crossbred heifers. Sixty Brahman crossbred heifers were subjected to 14 d of transpor...
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| author | Idrus, Zulkifli Abubakar, Ahmed Abubakar Sazili, Awis Qurni Goh, Yong Meng Imlan, Jurhamid Columbres Kaka, Ubedullah Sabow, Azad Behnan Mohamed, Elmutaz Atta Awad Othman, Azalea Hani Raghazli, Razlina Phillips, Clive J. C. Hassan Nizam, Quaza Nizamuddin Mitin, Helen |
| author_facet | Idrus, Zulkifli Abubakar, Ahmed Abubakar Sazili, Awis Qurni Goh, Yong Meng Imlan, Jurhamid Columbres Kaka, Ubedullah Sabow, Azad Behnan Mohamed, Elmutaz Atta Awad Othman, Azalea Hani Raghazli, Razlina Phillips, Clive J. C. Hassan Nizam, Quaza Nizamuddin Mitin, Helen |
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| description | The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effects of sea and road transport on the acute phase proteins (APP), cortisol, metabolic, haematological and electroencephalographic (EEG) responses of Brahman crossbred heifers. Sixty Brahman crossbred heifers were subjected to 14 d of transportation by sea from Darwin Port, Australia, to Pasir Gudang Port, Johor, Malaysia, and 330 km of road transportation. Results revealed that the intensity of response for most blood biochemical parameters increased significantly and were different from the baseline values taken while the animals were in Darwin Port, Australia. Haematological results obtained also revealed a significant increase and were different from the baseline values. Cortisol and APP (bovine alpha 1-acid glycoprotein and serum amyloid-A) values increased significantly and were different from the baseline values. Haematological parameters, APP, cortisol and EEG data (alpha, beta, delta and theta waves, total power and median frequency) decreased significantly following 4 and 7 days post-transport, suggesting a recovery of the animals from the stressfulness of transport. In conclusion, the current results revealed that the concentrations of biochemical and haematological parameters, cortisol, APP and EEG data were affected by both sea and road transport as evidenced by the significant changes recorded from the parameters above. |
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| spelling | upm-383822020-05-04T16:26:07Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38382/ The effects of sea and road transport on physiological and electroencephalographic responses in Brahman crossbred heifers Idrus, Zulkifli Abubakar, Ahmed Abubakar Sazili, Awis Qurni Goh, Yong Meng Imlan, Jurhamid Columbres Kaka, Ubedullah Sabow, Azad Behnan Mohamed, Elmutaz Atta Awad Othman, Azalea Hani Raghazli, Razlina Phillips, Clive J. C. Hassan Nizam, Quaza Nizamuddin Mitin, Helen The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effects of sea and road transport on the acute phase proteins (APP), cortisol, metabolic, haematological and electroencephalographic (EEG) responses of Brahman crossbred heifers. Sixty Brahman crossbred heifers were subjected to 14 d of transportation by sea from Darwin Port, Australia, to Pasir Gudang Port, Johor, Malaysia, and 330 km of road transportation. Results revealed that the intensity of response for most blood biochemical parameters increased significantly and were different from the baseline values taken while the animals were in Darwin Port, Australia. Haematological results obtained also revealed a significant increase and were different from the baseline values. Cortisol and APP (bovine alpha 1-acid glycoprotein and serum amyloid-A) values increased significantly and were different from the baseline values. Haematological parameters, APP, cortisol and EEG data (alpha, beta, delta and theta waves, total power and median frequency) decreased significantly following 4 and 7 days post-transport, suggesting a recovery of the animals from the stressfulness of transport. In conclusion, the current results revealed that the concentrations of biochemical and haematological parameters, cortisol, APP and EEG data were affected by both sea and road transport as evidenced by the significant changes recorded from the parameters above. MDPI 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38382/1/38382.pdf Idrus, Zulkifli and Abubakar, Ahmed Abubakar and Sazili, Awis Qurni and Goh, Yong Meng and Imlan, Jurhamid Columbres and Kaka, Ubedullah and Sabow, Azad Behnan and Mohamed, Elmutaz Atta Awad and Othman, Azalea Hani and Raghazli, Razlina and Phillips, Clive J. C. and Hassan Nizam, Quaza Nizamuddin and Mitin, Helen (2019) The effects of sea and road transport on physiological and electroencephalographic responses in Brahman crossbred heifers. Animals, 9 (5). art. no. 199. pp. 1-15. ISSN 2076-2615 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/5/199 10.3390/ani9050199 |
| spellingShingle | Idrus, Zulkifli Abubakar, Ahmed Abubakar Sazili, Awis Qurni Goh, Yong Meng Imlan, Jurhamid Columbres Kaka, Ubedullah Sabow, Azad Behnan Mohamed, Elmutaz Atta Awad Othman, Azalea Hani Raghazli, Razlina Phillips, Clive J. C. Hassan Nizam, Quaza Nizamuddin Mitin, Helen The effects of sea and road transport on physiological and electroencephalographic responses in Brahman crossbred heifers |
| title | The effects of sea and road transport on physiological and electroencephalographic responses in Brahman crossbred heifers |
| title_full | The effects of sea and road transport on physiological and electroencephalographic responses in Brahman crossbred heifers |
| title_fullStr | The effects of sea and road transport on physiological and electroencephalographic responses in Brahman crossbred heifers |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effects of sea and road transport on physiological and electroencephalographic responses in Brahman crossbred heifers |
| title_short | The effects of sea and road transport on physiological and electroencephalographic responses in Brahman crossbred heifers |
| title_sort | effects of sea and road transport on physiological and electroencephalographic responses in brahman crossbred heifers |
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