Hematology and Plasma Biochemistry Value Differences Between Acclimated and Recently Captive Female Southern Stingrays, Dasyatis americana
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: captive, environmental change, hematology, plasma chemistry, stingrays, wild
2020
Does corticosterone regulate the onset of breeding in free-living birds?: The CORT-Flexibility Hypothesis and six potential mechanisms for priming corticosteroid function
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: corticosterone, glucocorticoid receptor, gonadotropin inhibitory hormone, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, mineralocorticoid receptor, reproduction, seasonality
2016
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
The effect of tail docking on the welfare of pigs housed under challenging conditions
Publication/Journal: Livestock Science
Keywords: heavy pig, slatted floor, straw, tail docking, welfare
2015
Effect of living conditions on biochemical and hematological parameters of the cynomolgus monkey
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: blood, cynomolgus monkey, macaca fascicularis, macaque, serum
2014
Assessing stress in animal populations: Do fecal and plasma glucocorticoids tell the same story?
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: bile cortisol metabolites, corticosteroid-binding globulin, fecal cortisol metabolites, free cortisol, hormonal challenge, non-invasive monitoring, seasonal comparison, snowshoe hares
2010
Early social isolation alters behavioral and physiological responses to an endotoxin challenge in piglets
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: behavior, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, immunity, lipopolysaccharide, sickness, social isolation
2006
Indicators of undernutrition in cattle
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: albumin, animal welfare, cattle, fructosamine, plasma metabolites, undernutrition
2006
Captive duiker management at the Duiker and Mini-Antelope Breeding and Research Institute (Dambari), Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: behavior, blood values, cephalophus, duiker, health, husbandry, sylvicapra
2002
Enzyme-immunoassay for the measurement of luteinizing hormone in the serum of African elephants (Loxodonta africana)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: elephant, enzyme immunoassay, lh
2002