Behavioural, endocrine and immune responses to repeated social stress in pregnant gilts

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 118-127

  Couret, D ^a,b   Otten, W ^c   Puppe, B ^c   Prunier, A ^a,b   Merlot, E ^a,b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Immunity; Pig; Pregnancy; Social stress

Indexed keywords

PHYTOLACCACEAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 57649118541     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108003236     Document Type: Article

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