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| Stubsjøen, Solveig Marie; Sørheim, Kristin; Chincarino, Matteo; Bolin, Jon; Brunberg, Emma; Fuchs, Boris; Palme, Rupert; Grøva, Lise. |
| Tick-borne fever (TBF), caused by the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum and transmitted by the tick Ixodes ricinus, has considerable consequences for animal welfare and economy in the sheep industry. Non-invasive, objective methods to quantify chronic stress are needed in order to evaluate the welfare impact of disease. The aim of this study was 1) to evaluate hair cortisol (HC) and hair cortisone (HCn) as biomarkers of chronic stress in sheep with TBF and 2) to test whether there was an association between the development of TBF and concentrations of HC, HCn and faecal cortisol metabolites (FCM) and body weight. The experiment took place in an area with a high prevalence of TBF, and thirty lambs were used in the study. Wool samples were collected in... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Sheep and goats; Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/35030/1/Vitartkortison.pdf |
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