Assessment of transport stress on cattle travelling a long distance (˜648 km), from Jessore (Indian border) to Chittagong, Bangladesh

Alam, Mahabub; Hasanuzzaman, Md; Hassan, Mohammad Mahmudul; Rakib, Tofazzal Md; Hossain, Md Emran; Rashid, Md Harun; Sayeed, Md Abu; Philips, Lindsay B; Hoque, Md Ahasanul

the current study may be explained by the fact that lymphocytes usually receive stimulations by glucocorticoid and adrenergic receptors, 44 on their surfaces, but in response to stress these receptors are downregulated. 45 The increment of neutrophil count in this study may be a proportionate increase that may be a result of lymphopenia, which is quite common in stressed animals. 46 The possible cause of normalised lymphocyte count after 24 hours of transportation is the reactivation of adrenergic receptor due to elapsed time. 47 Contrarily, various studies reported unchanged DLCs in cattle before and after transportation, 9 48 which could be due to short-distance transportation in conjunction with maintaining a good transportation management system.