Hair cortisol levels were determined in 85 multiparous lactating Italian Friesian dairy cows. The animals were clinically healthy and had not undergone social group changes within the past 3 months. Hair cortisol data were stratified into 14 frequency classes. Data showed a strongly positive asymmetric distribution. In 50% of the animals, cortisol levels were below 3.29 pg/mg while in 33% hair cortisol levels were concentrated in the hair cortisol class 2-2.99 pg/mg. This range of values was suggested as the representative class of hair cortisol levels in healthy animals. Hair cortisol analysis could be a valid, interesting and useful tool for monitoring HPA activity in healthy dairy cows.
Titolo: | Individual hair cortisol as a tool for monitoring HPA activity in healthy dairy cows. | |
Autore/i: | PERIC, TANJA; Meloni T.; MONTILLO, MARTA; Faustini M.; Comin A.; Pantaleo S.; Prandi A. | |
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Anno: | 2012 | |
Titolo del libro: | Proceedings of 10th Congress of Italian Society of Animal Reproduction (SIRA 2012) 1st Balkan Conference on Biology and Reproduction in Farm Animals and in Aquaculture. | |
Pagina iniziale: | 147 | |
Pagina finale: | 149 | |
Abstract: | Hair cortisol levels were determined in 85 multiparous lactating Italian Friesian dairy cows. The animals were clinically healthy and had not undergone social group changes within the past 3 months. Hair cortisol data were stratified into 14 frequency classes. Data showed a strongly positive asymmetric distribution. In 50% of the animals, cortisol levels were below 3.29 pg/mg while in 33% hair cortisol levels were concentrated in the hair cortisol class 2-2.99 pg/mg. This range of values was suggested as the representative class of hair cortisol levels in healthy animals. Hair cortisol analysis could be a valid, interesting and useful tool for monitoring HPA activity in healthy dairy cows. | |
Data prodotto definitivo in UGOV: | 31-mag-2013 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 2.01 Capitolo / saggio in libro |