Non-invasive monitoring of adrenocortical function in female domestic pigs using saliva and faeces as sample matrices.

Intensive pig management involves in a commercial setting the housing and implementation of certain procedures, such as castration and tail docking, which may be stressful for the animal. Good farming practices include the reduction of stress due to management processes, but assessing the level of s...

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Main Authors: Tanja E Wolf, Norbert Mangwiro, Folorunso O Fasina, Andre Ganswindt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234971