@conference {40544,
	title = {A cell culture model to detect IGF receptor expression during the cell proliferation cycle},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {53},
	year = {1993},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {439-442},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Changes in various blood parameters can be used to assess the relative  stressfulness of farm practices. In order to overcome confounding effects of  stress inherent in standard methods of blood collection, a portable remote  blood sampling device ("Dracpac") has been developed and tested. Twelve  heparinised blood samples can be taken from the jugular vein and stored in  insulated packs on the animal. The stability of blood parameters taken from  and stored on red deer was determined. Analyses of subsamples taken from a  bulk initial sample over 12 hours showed that levels of cortisol, haematocrit  and glucose did not significantly differ from initial values. In a second  experiment stags were sampled remotely during restraint in a mechanical crush  and subsequent recovery at pasture on 2 successive days. On both days  cortisol, haematocrit, glucose and lactate levels were elevated during restraint  and thereafter decreased significantly to reach levels substantially lower than  previously reported for this species using standard methods of blood sampling.   The development of this device permits reliable remote blood sampling of free  ranging animals without the stress associated with manual blood sampling.  },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Ord R and Callaghan M}
}
