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SUMMARY:Can non-invasive glucocorticoids be used to assess stress and welf
 are? - Julie Lane\, Central Science Laboratory\, York
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CONTACT:Anthony Podberscek
DESCRIPTION:This talk will discuss\;\n\ni)use of glucocorticoids (i.e cort
 isol/corticosterone) as indicators of  stress and animal welfare\n\nii)mea
 surement of these parameters in faeces and saliva and how these relate to 
 long and short term stress\n\niii)caveats associated with these techniques
  (eg diet\, social status\, gender differences).\n\nThe talk will be illus
 trated with examples of how we have used non-invasive measurement of gluco
 corticoids to determine animal welfare in a variety of situations (eg zoo\
 , wild\, lab and farm animals).\n\nThe animal welfare unit at Central Scie
 nce Laboratory (York) specialises in the use of non-invasive indices of st
 ress. We employ these techniques in research programmes related to a varie
 ty of welfare issues and also offer a commercial service for the measureme
 nt of stress and reproductive hormones.  Our studies cover a range of spec
 ies and situations and have included animals in the wild (e.g. wild boar\,
  foxes\, rats)\, zoo (e.g. rhinos\, parrots\, tamarins)\, farm (e.g pig\, 
 sheep)\, laboratory (e.g. rat) and the home (e.g. dogs).
LOCATION:Centre for Animal Welfare & Anthrozoology Seminar Room\, Veterina
 ry Medicine\, Department of
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