Table 1.

Age of the calf when parameters were evaluated in 33 beef calves assisted at delivery and randomly assigned to a subcutaneous meloxicam (Metacam, 20 mg/mL, 0.5 mg/kg BW, Boehringer Ingelheim, Ingelheim, Germany) or placebo (0.025 mL/kg) medication group at birth

At-birth	1 h	4 h	24 h	7 to 10 d	Weaning
BW				BW	BW
Cortisol	Cortisol	Cortisol	Cortisol
Corticosterone	Corticosterone	Corticosterone	Corticosterone
Substance P	Substance P	Substance P	Substance P
Heart rate	Heart rate	Heart rate	Heart rate
Respiratory rate	Respiratory rate	Respiratory rate	Respiratory rate
Rectal temperature	Rectal temperature	Rectal temperature	Rectal temperature
l-Lactate			l-Lactate
Haptoglobin			Haptoglobin	Haptoglobin
			Serum IgG
			Serum chemistry
					Treatment
					Mortality