High levels of corticosterone in feather-plucking parrots (Psittacus erithacus)

Veterinary Record

Volumn 158, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 804-805

  Owen, D J ^a   Lane, J M ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOSTERONE; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIRD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; FEATHER; FECES ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PARROT; PREDICTION; RANK SUM TEST; REARING; RISK FACTOR; STEREOTYPY; STRESS;

PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACUS ERITHACUS;

EID: 33745462147     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.158.23.804     Document Type: Article

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