Stress Response of Beagle Dogs to Repeated Short-Distance Road Transport

This study aimed to characterize the response of transport-naïve dogs to one and two-hour road transports based on cortisol in saliva and blood plasma, heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), neutrophil to lymphocyte (N/L) ratio and behavior. Two persons familiar to the dogs were present during tr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Johannes Herbel, Jörg Aurich, Camille Gautier, Maria Melchert, Christine Aurich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
dog
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/11/2114