Stress, behaviour and reproductive performance in female cattle and pigs

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 130-138

  von Borell, Eberhard ^a   Dobson, Hilary ^b   Prunier, Armelle ^c  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cows; Pigs; Regulation; Reproduction; Stress

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRTH; BRAIN FUNCTION; CATTLE; DOMESTICATION; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE FERTILITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; METABOLIC STRESS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS; SWINE; UTERUS FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; FEMALE; HORMONES; MALE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWINE;

EID: 34249661178     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.03.014     Document Type: Article

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