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Biblioteca(s): | Embrapa Unidades Centrais.
Data corrente: | 27/06/2017
Data da última atualização: | 29/12/2017
Autoria: | SILVA, B. P. L. da; KNACKFUSS, F. B.; LABARTHE, N.; ALMEIDA, F. M. de.
Afiliação: | Bianca P. L. da Silva, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF); Fabiana B. Knackfuss, Universidade do Grande Rio; Norma Labarthe, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF); Flavya Mendes-de-Almeida, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF).
Título: | Effect of a synthetic analogue of the feline facial pheromone on salivary cortisol levels in the domestic cat.
Ano de publicação: | 2017
Fonte/Imprenta: | Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, Rio de Janeiro, v. 37, n. 3, p. 287-290, março 2017.
Idioma: | Inglês
Notas: | Título em português: Efeito do análogo sintético do feromônio facial felino sobre o nível de cortisol salivar de gatosdomésticos.
Conteúdo: | This study aimed to evaluate the ability of a saliva collection device (Salivette®) to measure cortisol levels in saliva samples of domestic cats and to assess the effect of a synthetic analogue of the feline facial pheromone fraction F3 (Feliway®) on cortisol levels. A total of 28 domestic cats from a private high-quality sanctuary were sampled before exposure to the facial pheromone and after 35 days of exposure. Two pheromone devices were placed in the area where the animals ate to guarantee the exposure of all cats. The collecting device yielded a sufficient volume of saliva (>0.20mL) to allow cortisol measurement. Cortisol measurements ranged from 0.02g/dL to 0.16&#956;g/dL, with a difference between before (42.1%) and after (62.6%) exposure to the pheromone (F=3.2351; p&#8804;0.0002). No difference in cortisol levels was observed between before (x =0.078&#956;g/dL) and after (x =0.066&#956;g/dL) (t=1.79; p=0.08) exposure. However, salivary cortisol levels decreased in 75% (21/28) of the cats after exposure (x2=12.07; p=0.0005), suggesting that the animals have different susceptibilities to the pheromone or that they spent different lengths of time in the area where the pheromone devices were installed.
Palavras-Chave: | Enriquecimento ambiental; Estresse; Salivette; Welfare enhancement.
Thesagro: | Comportamento animal; Feromônio.
Thesaurus Nal: | Animal stress; Behavior; Cats; Cortisol; Pheromones.
Categoria do assunto: | --
URL: | http://ainfo.cnptia.embrapa.br/digital/bitstream/item/161116/1/Effect-of-a-synthetic-analogue.pdf
Registro original: | Embrapa Unidades Centrais (AI-SEDE)
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