Biomarkers of Stress in Companion Animals

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Medicine and Nursing; animal perinatology; animal welfare; asphyxia; biomarker; Canis lupus familiaris; cats; cortisol; dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate; dog; dogs; emotions; free oxytocin; guide dogs; HPA axis; human-dog interaction; infrared thermography; maternity; n/a; neuromodulator; pain; physiological blood profile; positive and negative stimuli; prolactin; puppy welfare; serotonin; stillbirth; stress; thermal window; total oxytocin
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (102 p.)
• ISBN: 9783036571249; 9783036571256; books978-3-0365-7125-6
• Access: Open Access

The welfare of an individual could be severely affected by stressful events. Mainly for this reason, the scientific community is interested in finding specific and quantifiable characteristics which could indicate or predict specific signs of acute or chronic stress exposure. The aim of this reprint is to reflect this interest in the field of companion animal physiology. The authors engaged in publishing this reprint are experts in the multiple mechanisms involved in stress response, including the detection of behavioral and physical signs which can be measured through biological indicators of homeostasis displacement. The editors strongly believe this topic will be of interest not only to researchers in this field, but also to dog trainers, dog shelter workers and veterinary behaviorists.