Stress and stereotypic behaviour in mink (Mustela vison): A focus on adrenocortical activity

Stress

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 312-323

  Malmkvist, J ^a   Jeppesen, L L ^b   Palme, R ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adrenocortical activity; American mink; glucocorticoids; HPA axis; Mustela vison syn. Neovison vison; stereotypic behaviour

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; IMMOBILIZATION; MINK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTYPY; STRESS; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; FECES; FEMALE; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); HYDROCORTISONE; IMMOBILIZATION; MINK; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79953881756     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: 16078888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2010.547640     Document Type: Article

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