Sources of sampling variation in saliva cortisol in dogs
AJ Kobelt, PH Hemsworth, JL Barnett… - Research in veterinary …, 2003 - Elsevier
The main advantage of collecting saliva cortisol as opposed to plasma cortisol is that it is
non-invasive and therefore it is now widely used in stress measurement studies on farm
animals and dogs. Although a plasma cortisol response to handling associated with blood
collection generally occurs at 3 min from the commencement of handling, there is no
information in the literature on the time course of the response of salivary cortisol
concentration to handling. The aims of these experiments were to (1) determine if there is a …
non-invasive and therefore it is now widely used in stress measurement studies on farm
animals and dogs. Although a plasma cortisol response to handling associated with blood
collection generally occurs at 3 min from the commencement of handling, there is no
information in the literature on the time course of the response of salivary cortisol
concentration to handling. The aims of these experiments were to (1) determine if there is a …
