Acute social stress-induced immunomodulation in pigs high and low responders to ACTH

Authors: Elodie Bacou, Karine Haurogné, Grégoire Mignot, Marie Allard, Laurence De Beaurepaire, Jordan Marchand, Elena Terenina, Yvon Billon, Julien Jacques, Jean-Marie Bach, Pierre Mormède, Julie Hervé, Blandine Lieubeau

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: catecholamines, cortisol, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis, neuroimmunomodulation, pig, stress

2017

Breeding for robustness: the role of cortisol

Authors: P. Mormède, A. Foury, E. Terenina, P. W. Knap

Publication/Journal: animal

Keywords: cortisol, genetics, marker-assisted selection, robustness, stress

2010

Genetics and genomics of animal behaviour and welfare–Challenges and possibilities

Authors: Per Jensen, Bart Buitenhuis, Joergen Kjaer, Adroaldo Zanella, Pierre Mormède, Tommaso Pizzari

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, microarray, qtl-analysis, selection, sexual selection, stress, welfare

2008

Exploration of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function as a tool to evaluate animal welfare

Authors: Pierre Mormède, Stéphane Andanson, Benoit Aupérin, Bonne Beerda, Daniel Guémené, Jens Malmkvist, Xavier Manteca, Gerhard Manteuffel, Patrick Prunet, Cornelis G. van Reenen, Sabine Richard, Isabelle Veissier

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: acth, animal welfare, cattle, dexamethasone suppression test, fish, fox, fur animals, glucocorticoid hormones, hpa axis, mink, pig, poultry, stress

2007

Validation of a behavioral observation tool to assess pig welfare

Authors: D. Smulders, G. Verbeke, P. Mormède, R. Geers

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behavior, catecholamine, cortisol, epinephrine, norepinephrine, on-farm behavior, physiology, pig, stress, welfare, welfare assessment

2006