Fall and winter hormone concentrations related to stress in pigs identified as normal and carrier for stress susceptibility.

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Fall and winter hormone concentrations related to stress in pigs identified as normal and carrier for stress susceptibility.

Chronobiology international - 1 May 1998

Roberts S A, Schaefer A L, Murray A C, Thibault L

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Stress is associated with significant losses in the swine industry. Seasonal changes have been shown to affect stress resistance in several species of animals. In the present study, we examined the effect of two seasons (fall or winter) on plasma insulin, cortisol, and adrenocorticotrophin hormon...

Topics

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Animal Husbandry
Animals
Chronobiology Phenomena
Female
Genotype
Heterozygote
Hormones
Hydrocortisone
Insulin
Male
Seasons
Stress, Physiological
Swine
Swine Diseases

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