INVITED REVIEW: The usefulness of measuring glucocorticoids for assessing animal welfare
Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science
Keywords: 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-1, agriculture, amygdaloid complex, corticosteroid-binding globulin, corticosterone, cortisol, dairy & animal science, electrical-stimulation, free serum, isolation/restraint stress, luteinizing-hormone, pituitary-adrenal axis, plasma corticosteroids, stress responses, tissue cortisol activity, welfare assessment
2016
Reducing the effect of pre-slaughter fasting on the stress response of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
A simulated avalanche search and rescue mission induces temporary physiological and behavioural changes in military dogs
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: avalanche mission, cortisol, dog behaviour, dog physiology, heart rate, search and rescue dogs
2016
Social Support Modulates Stress-Related Gene Expression in Various Brain Regions of Piglets
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Keywords: hpa axis, limbic brain regions, mRNA expression, pig, social buffering, social deprivation
2016
The Welfare of Young Polish Konik Horses Subjected to Agricultural Workload
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: agriculture, horses, welfare, working horse
2013
Glucocorticoid and androgen signaling pathways diverge between advertisement calling and non-calling fish
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: androgen, corticosteroid, fish, vocal
2012
Effect of an increase in environmental temperature on testicular androgenesis and spermatogenesis in toad (Bufo melanostictus) during hibernating season
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: bufo melanostictus, gametogenesis, heat exposure, hibernation, spermatogenesis
2011
A single exposure to social isolation in domestic piglets activates behavioural arousal, neuroendocrine stress hormones, and stress-related gene expression in the brain
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: behaviour, c-fos, gene expression, hpa axis, pig, social isolation
2009
Physiological response of rabbits to heat, cold, noise and mixing in the context of transport
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, cold stress, heat stress, mixing stress, noise stress, rabbit
2007
Stress in wild-caught Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra): effects of a long-acting neuroleptic and time in captivity
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, eurasian otter, long-acting neuroleptic, lutra lutra, perphenazine, stress
2004