Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Hair Cortisone/Cortisol Measurements in Domestic Pigs Exposed to Road Transportation and Dexamethasone Treatment

Pig homeostasis is challenged by stressful production practices, like road transportation. Glucocorticoids (GCs) are mediators of reactive homeostasis, and their concentrations are frequently used as a stress indicator. The adrenocortical activity of fattening female and castrated male pigs was moni...

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Autores principales: Asencio, Camila J., Palme, Rupert, Ferrari, Héctor Ricardo, Lattanzi, Mariano Luis, Eguizábal, Gabina V., Busso, Juan Manuel
Formato: info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: MDPI 2024
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/19487
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/18/2700
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14182700

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