Overnight Social Isolation in Pigs Decreases Salivary Cortisol but Does Not Impair Spatial Learning and Memory or Performance in a Decision-Making Task

Pigs in modern farming practice may be exposed to a number of stressors, including social stressors such as mixing or isolation. This may potentially affect both cognitive abilities and stress physiology of the animals. We tested the hypothesis that overnight social isolation in pigs impairs perform...

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Autores principales: van der Staay, F. Josef, Schoonderwoerd, Annelieke J., Stadhouders, Bo, Nordquist, Rebecca E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
Materias:
Veterinary Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26793715
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2015.00081

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26793715
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2015.00081

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