Hair cortisol detection in dairy cattle by using EIA: protocol validation and correlation with faecal cortisol metabolites

Hair may be a useful matrix to detect cumulative cortisol concentrations in studies of animal welfare and chronic stress. The aim of this study was to validate a protocol for cortisol detection in hair from dairy cattle by enzyme immunoassay (EIA). Seventeen adult Holstein–Friesian dairy cows were u...

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Main Authors: O. Tallo-Parra, X. Manteca, M. Sabes-Alsina, A. Carbajal, M. Lopez-Bejar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
EIA
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731115000294