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Temperature and humidity index (THI) affects salivary cortisol (HC) and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) concentrations in growing bulls following stress generated by performance test procedures

The hypothalamus-pituitary–adrenal axis response to a challenge was proposed for genetic selection of robust and resilient animals. As ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) test and hormone measurements in blood may result impractical, it may be useful to measure salivary hormones in response to natura...

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Autores principales: Giaretta, Elisa, Mongillo, Paolo, Da Dalt, Laura, Gianesella, Matteo, Bortoletti, Martina, Degano, Lorenzo, Vicario, Daniele, Gabai, Gianfranco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10407106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37559888
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1237634