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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
Abstract excerpt
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 hormone (ACTH) levels from fasted normal and carrier pigs for stress susceptibility when submitted to a blood-sampling...
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