Fiche de l’exposant

Retour à la zone kiosque
 

En anglais seulement.

Does the early life environment and piglets health effect hair cortisol, dehdyroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and the cortisol:DHEA ratio?

This study investigated if early life management practices influence the stress of pigs and whether this is detectable by measuring cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and the cortisol:DHEA ratio in swine hair. There was no effect of early life management on hair hormones. Piglets with pre-weaning lameness exhibited a 58% higher cortisol:DHEA ratio, suggesting this may be a potential biomarker of lameness induced stress.

Présentateur : Darian Pollock, [email protected]

Superviseur : Yolande Seddon, [email protected]

Auteurs, coauteurs : Darian Pollock1, David Janz1, Yolande Seddon1

1 NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Swine Welfare
Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

INSCRIVEZ-VOUS