Salivary vs. serum cortisol for the assessment of adrenal activity in swine

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 329-335

  Cook, N J ^a   Schaefer, A L ^a   Lepage, P ^a   Morgan Jones, S ^a  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cortisol; Pig; Saliva; Stress; Transport

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030487092     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjas96-049     Document Type: Article

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