Analysis of Hair Cortisol as an Indicator of Chronic Stress in Pigs in Two Different Farrowing Systems

    January 2021 in “ Frontiers in veterinary science ”
    Dierck-Hinrich Wiechers, Susanne M. Brunner, Swetlana Herbrandt … Michaela Fels
    Studysummary This study found no significant difference in hair cortisol concentrations, a chronic stress indicator, between sows in farrowing crates and those in loose-housing systems.
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