The effect of confinement during lactation on the hypothalamic-pituitary- adrenal axis and behaviour of primiparous sows

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 345-352

  Jarvis, Susan ^a   D'Eath, Richard B ^a   Robson, Sheena K ^a   Lawrence, Alistair B ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACTH; Chronic stress; Confinement; Cortisol; CRH; Lactation; Parturition; Pigs; Sows; Swine

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PUERPERIUM; STRESS; SWINE;

EID: 32044444108     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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