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Research Note: A sip of stress. Effects of corticosterone supplementation in drinking water on feather corticosterone concentrations in layer pullets

The measurement of feather corticosterone concentrations (fCORT) is a comparatively new method for the evaluation of stress in wild and captive birds and may be a useful indicator in animal welfare research. The aim of this study was to assess the suitability of fCORT as an indicator of stress, and...

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Autores principales: Bartels, T., Berk, J., Cramer, K., Kanitz, E., Otten, W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8327340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34320452
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2021.101361