Does feed-back from a nest affect periparturient behaviour, heart rate and circulatory cortisol and oxytocin in gilts?

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-76

  Damm, B I ^a   Pedersen, L J ^b   Marchant, Jeremy N ^c   Gilbert, C L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Gilts; Heart rate; Nest building; Oxytocin; Sows

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0041778249     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(03)00111-4     Document Type: Article

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