Salivary cortisol as an indicator of stress in sheep (Ovis ovis)

Authors: Cook CJ, Jacobson LH
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 43, Issue 6, pp 248, Nov 1995
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Animal welfare, Behaviour, Diagnostic procedures, Endocrine/autocrine/paracrine, Stress
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: Recent work has suggested that measuring salivary cortisol may provide a noninvasive measurement of stress-induced changes. A noninvasive collection technique is particularly useful in stress and welfare studies because the technique may not impose additional stress, as would a more invasive technique such as venepuncture. We have developed a method that allows saliva collection from sheep for subsequent cortisol analysis and shows unambiguous stress related changes…

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