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- Title
Effects of adrenocorticotropic hormone challenge and age on hair cortisol concentrations in dairy cattle.
- Authors
González-de-la-Vara, Marcela del Rosario; Valdez, Ricardo Arturo; Lemus-Ramirez, Vicente; Vázquez-Chagoyán, Juan Carlos; Villa-Godoy, Alejandro; Romano, Marta C.
- Abstract
The article presents a study on the effects of adrenocotropic hormone (ACTH) challenge and age on hair cortisol concentrations in dairy cattle. The researchers compared cortisol concentrations in the hair of cows and calves to test whether cortisol accumulates in bovine hair after ACTH challenges and to determine any link between cortisol levels and hair color in Holstein cows. Assessing cortisol concentration in hair is said to be a useful non-invasive method for assessing stress in cattle.
- Subjects
ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC hormone; HYDROCORTISONE; DAIRY cattle; HAIR; COWS; EFFECT of stress on animals
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research / Revue Canadienne de Recherche Vétérinaire, 2011, Vol 75, Issue 3, p216
- ISSN
0830-9000
- Publication type
Article