Associations of behaviour with secretory immunoglobulin A and cortisol in domestic cats during their first week in an animal shelter

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 150, Issue , 2014, Pages 55-64

  Gourkow, Nadine ^a   LaVoy, Alora ^b   Dean, Gregg A ^b   Phillips, Clive J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cat; Cortisol; Immunoglobulin A; Shelter

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANTIBODY; DISEASE CONTROL; DOMESTIC SPECIES; FECES; FELID; HORMONE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MUCUS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SECRETION; SHELTER; STEROID;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 84890858978     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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