On the origin of allostasis and stress-induced pathology in farm animals: Celebrating Darwin's legacy

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 378-383

  Korte, S Mechiel ^a   Prins, Jolanda ^a   Vinkers, Christiaan H ^a   Olivier, Berend ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allostasis; Chicken; Compulsivity; Coping; Domestication; Feather pecking; Game theory; HPA axis; Impulsivity; Pig; Stereotypies; Stress; Tail biting; Violence

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DOPAMINE; SEROTONIN; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ALLOSTASIS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; COMPULSION; DECISION MAKING; DOVE; EGG SHELL; FARM ANIMAL; GAME; GENETIC SELECTION; HAWK; HEN; HYPOTHESIS; IMPULSIVENESS; MEAT; MUSCLE MASS; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STEREOTYPY; STRESS; SWINE; VIOLENCE;

ALLOSTASIS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; GAME THEORY; SELECTION, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

ACCIPITRINAE; ANIMALIA; COLUMBIFORMES; SUIDAE;

EID: 71549150868     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.08.023     Document Type: Review

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