Social stress in laying hens: Differential dopamine and corticosterone responses after intermingling different genetic strains of chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1265-1272

  Cheng, H W ^a   Singleton, P ^a   Muir, W M ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicken; Corticosterone; Dopamine; Group selection; Well being

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

CORTICOSTERONE; DOPAMINE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MENTAL STRESS; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; CORTICOSTERONE; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; ORGAN SIZE; OVIPOSITION; POULTRY DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036728505     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.9.1265     Document Type: Article

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