Hair cortisol concentration in finishing pigs on commercial farms: variability between pigs, batches, and farms

Hair cortisol is a stress indicator and could be used to assess the pigs’ exposure to stressors in the weeks/months prior to non-invasive hair sampling. The main aim of this study was to describe the hair cortisol concentration (HCC) variability between individuals within a batch, between farms and...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Main Authors:	Pierre Levallois, Mily Leblanc-Maridor, Anne Lehébel, Solenn Gavaud, Blandine Lieubeau, Julie Hervé, Christine Fourichon, Catherine Belloc
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Subjects:	hair cortisol stress biomarker pig welfare health
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1298756/full