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Providing Meaningful Environmental Enrichment and Measuring Saliva Cortisol in Pigs Housed on Slatted Flooring
 

Providing Meaningful Environmental Enrichment and Measuring Saliva Cortisol in Pigs Housed on Slatted Flooring

Article DOI: 10.3791/60070-v • 07:02 min • September 30th, 2019
September 30th, 2019 •
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1Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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This protocol demonstrates how to provide practical meaningful environmental enrichment for pigs which are housed on slatted flooring during the different stages of their lives, and how to collect saliva samples in a non-invasive manner for the measurement of cortisol concentrations, as a biomarker for acute stress.

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Environmental Enrichment Slatted Flooring Pigs Saliva Cortisol Measurement Practical Enrichment Protocols Animal Welfare Jute Ropes Cotton Ropes Farrowing Pen Sow And Piglets Shredded Paper
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