Validation of an Alternative Feather Sampling Method to Measure Corticosterone

Validation of an Alternative Feather Sampling Method to Measure Corticosterone

The most common feather sampling method for feather corticosterone measurement is by plucking the feathers from the bird’s skin. This procedure performed on living, restrained birds is qualified as an animal experiment according to German/European legislation, which has to be applied for from the co...

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Main Authors: Marielu Voit, Roswitha Merle, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Lukas Reese, Mechthild Ladwig-Wiegard, Hermann Will, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Annaïs Carbajal, Manel Lopez-Bejar, Christa Thöne-Reineke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
feather corticosterone
comparative study
plucked feathers
cut feathers
Domestic Goose
Mulard Duck
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/11/2054

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