Behavioural and glucocorticoid responses of dogs (Canis familiaris) to kennelling: Investigating mitigation of stress by prior habituation

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 847-854

  Rooney, Nicola J ^a   Gaines, Samantha A ^a,b   Bradshaw, John W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Domestic dog; Habituation; Kennelling; Stress; Welfare

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DOG; HABITUATION; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 36049008430     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.06.011     Document Type: Article

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