Cortisol and corticosterone, hormones traditionally considered biomarkers of stress, can be
measured in fluid biomatrices (eg, blood, saliva) from live animals to evaluate conditions at …

ABSTRACT l-Glutamine supplementation improves gastrointestinal and immune function in
dairy calves during controlled immune and stress challenges. However, it is unknown …

Cortisol, one of the most important glucocorticoids, plays a critical role in various
physiological processes. Elevated cortisol levels have been associated with chronic stress …

Background: Saliva cortisol is considered to be a biomarker of depression prediction.
However, saliva collection methods can affect the saliva cortisol level. Objective: This study …

Steroid metabolites are increasingly in focus when searching for novel biomarkers in
physiological mechanisms and their disorders. While major steroids such as progesterone …

Simple Summary Butyrate is an established feed additive for supporting gut health in pigs
and poultry and also young ruminants where it is used to promote rumen development …

The objectives of this study were to determine if weaning would induce behavioral and
physiological indicators of a negative affective state, and if supplementation of inactivated …

Introduction The transfer of immunoglobulins from the mother to newborns is widely
recognized as a critical event for safeguarding offspring against potentially life-threatening …

Introduction Stereotypic behaviours, especially oral stereotypic behaviours, are frequently
expressed in farm animals. Tongue-rolling is the most common oral stereotypic behaviour in …

Dairy cow management has evolved tremendously in recent decades, particularly regarding
reproductive techniques. The widespread adoption of synchronization protocols, sexed …