Non-invasive assessment of fecal glucocorticoid and androgen metabolites in the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

Authors: Gabriella L. Flacke, Linda M. Penfold, Franz Schwarzenberger, Graeme B. Martin, César A. Rosales-Nieto, Monique C. J. Paris

Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: acth challenge, cortisol, enzyme immunoassay (eia), Fecal steroid hormone metabolites, Pygmy hippo, testosterone

2023

Circulating and Excreted Corticosteroids and Metabolites, Hematological, and Serum Chemistry Parameters in the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Before and After a Stress Response

Authors: Steinman,K. J., Robeck,T. R., Fetter,G. A., Schmitt,T. L., Osborn,S., DiRocco,S., Nollens,H. H., O’Brien,J. K.

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Marine Science

Keywords: corticosteorids, endocrinology, feces, killer whale (Orcinus orca), stress

2020

Evaluation of plasma corticosteroids associated with performance-based activity in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Authors: Don R Bergfelt, Sydney Davis, Anne Conan, Michelle Martinez, Rocio Canales, Roberto Sanchez-Okrucky

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: aldosterone, bottlenose dolphin, cortisol, dolphin-human swim interactions, metabolism

2020

Environmentally enriching American mink (Neovison vison) increases lymphoid organ weight and skeletal symmetry, and reveals differences between two sub-types of stereotypic behaviour

Authors: María Díez-León, Steve Bursian, David Galicia, Angelo Napolitano, Rupert Palme, Georgia Mason

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: american mink, animal welfare, carnivores, corticosteroids, enrichment, fluctuating asymmetry, immune system, stereotypic behaviour

2016

INVITED REVIEW: The usefulness of measuring glucocorticoids for assessing animal welfare

Authors: C. R. Ralph, A. J. Tilbrook

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

Behavioural changes in dogs treated with corticosteroids

Authors: Lorella Notari, Oliver Burman, Daniel Mills

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behaviour, corticosteroid, dog, drug, side-effects

2015

Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry method development for monitoring stress-related corticosteroids levels in pig saliva

Authors: Ledicia Rey-Salgueiro, Elena Martínez-Carballo, Jesús Simal-Gándara

Publication/Journal: Journal of Chromatography B

Keywords: corticosteroids, liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry, pig breeds, saliva, solid-phase extraction, stress hormones

2015

Assessment of adrenocortical and gonadal hormones in male spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) following capture, restraint and anesthesia

Authors: Alba Zulema Rodas-Martínez, Domingo Canales, Dulce María Brousset, William F. Swanson, Marta C. Romano

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aldosterone, corticosterone, cortisol, new world primates, stress, testosterone

2013

Recurrent Long-Lasting Tethering Reduces BDNF Protein Levels in the Dorsal Hippocampus and Frontal Cortex in Pigs

Authors: J. De Vry, J. Prickaerts, M. Jetten, M. Hulst, H. W. M. Steinbusch, D. L. A. van den Hove, T. Schuurman, F. J. van der Staay

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: bdnf, cortisol, sows, stress, tethering

2012

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

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