Peripheral regulation of stress and fear responses in pigs from tail-biting pens
ABSTRACT This study focused on stress physiology by characterizing cortisol responses to stressors in tail biters (n = 10), victims (n = 10), and control pigs (n = 10) of two different breeds (Landrace × Yorkshire, LY; Landrace/Yorkshire × Landrace/Duroc; LYLD) and sexes (females and castrated males...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982017000100033&lng=en&tlng=en |