Daily salivary cortisol levels in response to stress factors in captive common bottlenose dolphins (
Tursiops truncatus
): a potential welfare indicator
Vet Rec
.
2017 Jun 17;180(24):593.
doi: 10.1136/vr.103854.
Epub 2017 Mar 27.
Authors
T Monreal-Pawlowsky
1
,
A Carbajal
2
,
O Tallo-Parra
2
,
M Sabés-Alsina
2
,
L Monclús
2
,
J Almunia
3
,
H Fernández-Bellon
1
,
M Lopez-Bejar
2
Affiliations
1
Parc Zoològic de Barcelona, Parc de la Ciutadella s/n, Barcelona 08003, Spain.
2
Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Veterinary Faculty, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra 08193, Spain.
3
Loro Parque Fundación, Avda. Loro Parque, s/n., Puerto de la Cruz 38400, Spain.
PMID:
28348143
DOI:
10.1136/vr.103854
No abstract available
Keywords:
Dolphins; Stress; Welfare; cortisol; saliva.
MeSH terms
Animal Welfare
Animals
Animals, Zoo*
Bottle-Nosed Dolphin / physiology*
Female
Hydrocortisone / analysis*
Male
Saliva / chemistry*
Stress, Physiological*
Substances
Hydrocortisone