Effects of sex, litter size and periconceptional ewe nutrition on offspring behavioural and physiological response to isolation

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 588-594

  Hernandez, C E ^a,b   Matthews, L R ^b   Oliver, M H ^a   Bloomfield, F H ^a   Harding, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cortisol; Prenatal undernutrition; Sheep; Social isolation; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; EWE; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATING; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VIDEORECORDING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX FACTORS; SHEEP; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78149242682     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2010.08.020     Document Type: Article

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