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7039471

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-5-12
pubmed:abstractText
Environmental stressors are involved in the etiology of important livestock diseases, including transmissible gastroenteritis in young pigs, Newcastle's and Marek's disease in chickens and shipping fever in cattle. Unfortunately, very little research has been conducted to learn how stress alters host resistance, although it is generally assumed that the immune system of the host is affected. This paper identifies eight stressors that typically occur in modern livestock production units: heat, cold, crowding, mixing, weaning, limit-feeding, noise and restraint. All of these stressors have been shown to alter the immune system of animals. These changes in immune function may ultimately explain the physiological basis of disease-environment interactions. A thorough understanding of stress-induced changes in host resistance will also provide the scientific basis for effective prophylactic therapy. More controlled experiments are needed to learn how stress alters the susceptibility of animals to infectious and noninfectious diseases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0003-4193
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
445-78
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Stress and immune function: a bibliographic review.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Review