Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Hair Cortisone/Cortisol Measurements in Domestic Pigs Exposed to Road Transportation and Dexamethasone Treatment

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Asencio, Camila Julieta; Palme, Rupert; Ferrari, Héctor R.; Lattanzi, Mariano Luis; Eguizabal, Gabina Victoria; Busso, Juan Manuel
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2024
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Pig homeostasis is challenged by stressful production practices, like road transportation.Glucocorticoids (GCs) are mediators of reactive homeostasis, and their concentrations are frequentlyused as a stress indicator. The adrenocortical activity of fattening female and castrated male pigs wasmonitored over a 5-day longitudinal study. A bi-factorial experimental design was applied on day 2;18 pigs in pen 1 were transported for 3 h (T; 1.2 m2/pig), and 18 pigs were kept in pen 2 (NT). Tenpigs from each pen were treated with dexamethasone (T-D or NT-D), and eight with saline solution(T-SS or NT-SS). Adrenocortical activity was assessed by measuring the levels of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites (FGMs) and hair cortisol and cortisone. In T-SS pigs, the level of FGMs was higher after transportation than in NT-SS pigs. The level of FGMs of T-D pigs initially increased but then reached similar levels to those of NT-SS sooner than T-SS. In contrast, hair cortisol and cortisone did not respond to the treatments. Nevertheless, the hair cortisone/cortisol ratio increased due to transport and decreased after dexamethasone administration. Daily faecal sampling proved still more reliable than 60-day hair sampling for assessing adrenocortical activity. Transported pigs recovered their adrenocortical baseline levels within 24 h. Dexamethasone attenuated the response to transport.
Fil: Asencio, Camila Julieta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas; Argentina
Fil: Palme, Rupert. No especifíca;
Fil: Ferrari, Héctor R.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Cs.veterinarias. Cátedra de Bienestar Animal; Argentina
Fil: Lattanzi, Mariano Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Córdoba. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Marcos Juárez; Argentina
Fil: Eguizabal, Gabina Victoria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas; Argentina
Fil: Busso, Juan Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas; Argentina
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FAECES
HAIR
NON-INVASIVE
GLUCOCORTICOIDS
PIGS
ROAD TRANSPORT
PHYSIOLOGY
REACTIVE HOMEOSTASIS
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spelling Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Hair Cortisone/Cortisol Measurements in Domestic Pigs Exposed to Road Transportation and Dexamethasone TreatmentAsencio, Camila JulietaPalme, RupertFerrari, Héctor R.Lattanzi, Mariano LuisEguizabal, Gabina VictoriaBusso, Juan ManuelFAECESHAIRNON-INVASIVEGLUCOCORTICOIDSPIGSROAD TRANSPORTPHYSIOLOGYREACTIVE HOMEOSTASIShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Pig homeostasis is challenged by stressful production practices, like road transportation.Glucocorticoids (GCs) are mediators of reactive homeostasis, and their concentrations are frequentlyused as a stress indicator. The adrenocortical activity of fattening female and castrated male pigs wasmonitored over a 5-day longitudinal study. A bi-factorial experimental design was applied on day 2;18 pigs in pen 1 were transported for 3 h (T; 1.2 m2/pig), and 18 pigs were kept in pen 2 (NT). Tenpigs from each pen were treated with dexamethasone (T-D or NT-D), and eight with saline solution(T-SS or NT-SS). Adrenocortical activity was assessed by measuring the levels of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites (FGMs) and hair cortisol and cortisone. In T-SS pigs, the level of FGMs was higher after transportation than in NT-SS pigs. The level of FGMs of T-D pigs initially increased but then reached similar levels to those of NT-SS sooner than T-SS. In contrast, hair cortisol and cortisone did not respond to the treatments. Nevertheless, the hair cortisone/cortisol ratio increased due to transport and decreased after dexamethasone administration. Daily faecal sampling proved still more reliable than 60-day hair sampling for assessing adrenocortical activity. Transported pigs recovered their adrenocortical baseline levels within 24 h. Dexamethasone attenuated the response to transport.Fil: Asencio, Camila Julieta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas; ArgentinaFil: Palme, Rupert. No especifíca;Fil: Ferrari, Héctor R.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Cs.veterinarias. Cátedra de Bienestar Animal; ArgentinaFil: Lattanzi, Mariano Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Córdoba. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Marcos Juárez; ArgentinaFil: Eguizabal, Gabina Victoria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas; ArgentinaFil: Busso, Juan Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas; ArgentinaMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute2024-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/254937Asencio, Camila Julieta; Palme, Rupert; Ferrari, Héctor R.; Lattanzi, Mariano Luis; Eguizabal, Gabina Victoria; et al.; Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Hair Cortisone/Cortisol Measurements in Domestic Pigs Exposed to Road Transportation and Dexamethasone Treatment; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Animals; 14; 18; 9-2024; 1-172076-2615CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/ani14182700info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:45:32Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/254937instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:45:32.377CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Hair Cortisone/Cortisol Measurements in Domestic Pigs Exposed to Road Transportation and Dexamethasone Treatment
title Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Hair Cortisone/Cortisol Measurements in Domestic Pigs Exposed to Road Transportation and Dexamethasone Treatment
spellingShingle Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Hair Cortisone/Cortisol Measurements in Domestic Pigs Exposed to Road Transportation and Dexamethasone Treatment
Asencio, Camila Julieta
FAECES
HAIR
NON-INVASIVE
GLUCOCORTICOIDS
PIGS
ROAD TRANSPORT
PHYSIOLOGY
REACTIVE HOMEOSTASIS
title_short Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Hair Cortisone/Cortisol Measurements in Domestic Pigs Exposed to Road Transportation and Dexamethasone Treatment
title_full Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Hair Cortisone/Cortisol Measurements in Domestic Pigs Exposed to Road Transportation and Dexamethasone Treatment
title_fullStr Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Hair Cortisone/Cortisol Measurements in Domestic Pigs Exposed to Road Transportation and Dexamethasone Treatment
title_full_unstemmed Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Hair Cortisone/Cortisol Measurements in Domestic Pigs Exposed to Road Transportation and Dexamethasone Treatment
title_sort Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Hair Cortisone/Cortisol Measurements in Domestic Pigs Exposed to Road Transportation and Dexamethasone Treatment
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Asencio, Camila Julieta
Palme, Rupert
Ferrari, Héctor R.
Lattanzi, Mariano Luis
Eguizabal, Gabina Victoria
Busso, Juan Manuel
author Asencio, Camila Julieta
author_facet Asencio, Camila Julieta
Palme, Rupert
Ferrari, Héctor R.
Lattanzi, Mariano Luis
Eguizabal, Gabina Victoria
Busso, Juan Manuel
author_role author
author2 Palme, Rupert
Ferrari, Héctor R.
Lattanzi, Mariano Luis
Eguizabal, Gabina Victoria
Busso, Juan Manuel
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv FAECES
HAIR
NON-INVASIVE
GLUCOCORTICOIDS
PIGS
ROAD TRANSPORT
PHYSIOLOGY
REACTIVE HOMEOSTASIS
topic FAECES
HAIR
NON-INVASIVE
GLUCOCORTICOIDS
PIGS
ROAD TRANSPORT
PHYSIOLOGY
REACTIVE HOMEOSTASIS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Pig homeostasis is challenged by stressful production practices, like road transportation.Glucocorticoids (GCs) are mediators of reactive homeostasis, and their concentrations are frequentlyused as a stress indicator. The adrenocortical activity of fattening female and castrated male pigs wasmonitored over a 5-day longitudinal study. A bi-factorial experimental design was applied on day 2;18 pigs in pen 1 were transported for 3 h (T; 1.2 m2/pig), and 18 pigs were kept in pen 2 (NT). Tenpigs from each pen were treated with dexamethasone (T-D or NT-D), and eight with saline solution(T-SS or NT-SS). Adrenocortical activity was assessed by measuring the levels of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites (FGMs) and hair cortisol and cortisone. In T-SS pigs, the level of FGMs was higher after transportation than in NT-SS pigs. The level of FGMs of T-D pigs initially increased but then reached similar levels to those of NT-SS sooner than T-SS. In contrast, hair cortisol and cortisone did not respond to the treatments. Nevertheless, the hair cortisone/cortisol ratio increased due to transport and decreased after dexamethasone administration. Daily faecal sampling proved still more reliable than 60-day hair sampling for assessing adrenocortical activity. Transported pigs recovered their adrenocortical baseline levels within 24 h. Dexamethasone attenuated the response to transport.
Fil: Asencio, Camila Julieta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas; Argentina
Fil: Palme, Rupert. No especifíca;
Fil: Ferrari, Héctor R.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Cs.veterinarias. Cátedra de Bienestar Animal; Argentina
Fil: Lattanzi, Mariano Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Córdoba. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Marcos Juárez; Argentina
Fil: Eguizabal, Gabina Victoria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas; Argentina
Fil: Busso, Juan Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas; Argentina
description Pig homeostasis is challenged by stressful production practices, like road transportation.Glucocorticoids (GCs) are mediators of reactive homeostasis, and their concentrations are frequentlyused as a stress indicator. The adrenocortical activity of fattening female and castrated male pigs wasmonitored over a 5-day longitudinal study. A bi-factorial experimental design was applied on day 2;18 pigs in pen 1 were transported for 3 h (T; 1.2 m2/pig), and 18 pigs were kept in pen 2 (NT). Tenpigs from each pen were treated with dexamethasone (T-D or NT-D), and eight with saline solution(T-SS or NT-SS). Adrenocortical activity was assessed by measuring the levels of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites (FGMs) and hair cortisol and cortisone. In T-SS pigs, the level of FGMs was higher after transportation than in NT-SS pigs. The level of FGMs of T-D pigs initially increased but then reached similar levels to those of NT-SS sooner than T-SS. In contrast, hair cortisol and cortisone did not respond to the treatments. Nevertheless, the hair cortisone/cortisol ratio increased due to transport and decreased after dexamethasone administration. Daily faecal sampling proved still more reliable than 60-day hair sampling for assessing adrenocortical activity. Transported pigs recovered their adrenocortical baseline levels within 24 h. Dexamethasone attenuated the response to transport.
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