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Provedor de dados: | 65
País: | Brazil
Título: | Comparison of salivary cortisol concentrations in Jaguars kept in captivity with differences in exposure to the public
Autores: | Montanha,Julio César; Silva,Sérgio Leme; Boere,Vanner.
Data: | 2009-09-01
Ano: | 2009
Palavras-chave: | Panthera onca; Jaguar; Salivary cortisol; Welfare.
Resumo: | For the most part, jaguars kept in captivity are used for educational and recreational purposes and it hasn't been determined the different impacts that public exposure would have on these animals. In this study, we compared the salivary cortisol, one of the stress indicator hormones, in seven captive jaguars exposed to the high and low public visitation. Saliva was collected using an absorbent material that was chewed by the animals and subsequently analyzed through an immunoenzymatic assay. Salivary cortisol concentrations were significantly higher in the jaguars with higher public exposure, which suggest a more hormonal stress response. These results indicated that jaguars, animals usually of solitary and secretive behavior, may have their welfare considerably diminished by increased public exposure. Additionally, design of the enclosures, without refuges and proximity of people, could predispose jaguars to psychological stress.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782009000600017
Editor: | Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Relação: | 10.1590/S0103-84782009005000089
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Ciência Rural  v.39 n.6 2009
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess