Fur Color and Nutritional Status Predict Hair Cortisol Concentrations of Dogs in Nicaragua

Fur Color and Nutritional Status Predict Hair Cortisol Concentrations of Dogs in Nicaragua

This study examined the relationships between hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) and sex, age, nutritional status (as determined by body condition scores, or BCS), and body mass (geometric mean calculated from morphometric measurements), as well as the potential influence of hair pigmentation (light...

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Main Authors: Grace B. Bowland, Robin M. Bernstein, Jeremy Koster, Christine Fiorello, Maris Brenn-White, James Liu, Laura Schwartz, Amanda Campbell, Devin von Stade, Janet Beagley, Julie Pomerantz, Alejandro González, Mackenzie Quick, Kailyn McKinnon, Andrea Aghaian, Corey Sparks, Joshua B. Gross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
hair cortisol concentrations
canine health
canine nutrition
cortisol and metabolism
stress energetics in working dogs
hair pigmentation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.565346/full

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