SALIVARY CORTISOL ASSESSMENT FOR STRESS DETECTION IN THE ASIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS-MAXIMUS) - A PILOT-STUDY

被引：35
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作者：
DATHE, HH
KUCKELKORN, B
MINNEMANN, D
机构：
[1] Institute of Wild and Zoo Animal Research, Berlin
[2] Berlin, Friedrichsfelde Tierpark
来源：
ZOO BIOLOGY | 1992年 / 11卷 / 04期
关键词：
MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS MONITORING;
D O I：
10.1002/zoo.1430110408
中图分类号：
S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];
学科分类号：
0906 ;
摘要：
Effects of introducing an unfamiliar female into an Asian elephant herd at Tierpark Berlin were monitored by means of salivary cortisol assessment. Saliva samples were obtained from a second female for comparative purposes. The period of familiarization was characterized by an enhanced cortisol level in both animals, with a maximum on the second day after joining. Cortisol returned to normal on the following day. Manipulations of the keepers caused a transitory increase on two other days. Possibilities for the use of this noninvasive method of stress monitoring in various management situations are indicated.
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页码：285 / 289
页数：5
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