Immune

Topics in Farm Animal Environmental Physiology,Behavior, Stress and Welfare

Fall 2008; "Stress and the Immunity"

Dr. Janeen Salak-Johnson, University of Illinois
 

Class will meet Tuesdays from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.

 

Some topics which will be discussed are:

Pig in Hoops The acute and chronic stressors of farm animals housed in different settings

The body's response to stress and how this varies in different animals. chute

Journal of Animal Science Article: Making sense of apparently conflicting data: Stress
and immunity in swine and cattle

 

 

Breeze Class Page

 

 

WebCT Gold

WebCT Gold will also be used for the class. On here the syllabus, Power Point, questions, reading assignments and updates will be posted. It is the students responsibility to check WebCT Gold the day before class. All information will be posted by 5 pm Central the day before class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"chute" photo from agwired.com