Separation of pair housed roosters is associated with transient increased corticosteroid excretion

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 183-187

  Carlsson, Hans Erik ^a,b   Royo, Felix ^a,b   Faheem, Shaik ^a,b   Tufvesson, Måns ^a,b   Hau, Jann ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cages; Corticosterone; Droppings; Isolation; Rooster; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID RELEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; ROOSTER; SEPARATION ANXIETY; STRESS;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CORTICOSTERONE; FECES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 57749083611     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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