Stress neuroendocrine profiles in five pig breeding lines and the relationship with carcass composition

Stress neuroendocrine systems (hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and sympathetic nervous system) were studied in 100 female pigs from each of the five main genetic lines used in Europe for pork production: Piétrain, Large White, Landrace, Duroc and Meishan. Levels of cortisol and catecholamines we...

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Published in:	Animal
Main Authors:	A. Foury, N.A. Geverink, M. Gil, M. Gispert, M. Hortós, M. Font i Furnols, D. Carrion, S.C. Blott, G.S. Plastow, P. Mormède
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2007-01-01
Subjects:	catecholamines cortisol fatness genetics stress
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731107000249