A case study: Fecal corticosteroid and behavior as indicators of welfare during relocation of an Asian elephant

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 349-358

  Laws, Nicole ^a   Ganswindt, Andre ^b   Heistermann, Michael ^b   Harris, Moira ^c   Harris, Stephen ^c   Sherwin, Chris ^c  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DRUG METABOLITE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ASIA; CASE STUDY; ELEPHANT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; MALE; MONITORING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; SLEEP DISORDER; STEREOTYPY; STRESS;

ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 35449005941     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888700701555600     Document Type: Article

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