Research suggests that the hormones cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) relate to stress and physical and mental wellbeing respectively and thus may serve as biomarkers of welfare in swine. The goal of this research is to determine if evaluating the circadian rhythms of these hormones as well as their concentrations within hair could serve as biomarkers of long-term welfare in swine
Presenter : Darian Pollock, 52 Campus drive, darian.pollock@usask.ca
Supervisor : Yolande Seddon, 52 Campus drive, yolande.seddon@usask.ca
Authors, co-authors : 1Darian Pollock, 2Dave Janz, 1Yolande Seddon
1Large animal clinical sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
2Veterinary biomedical sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
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