Salivary cortisol, but not oxytocin, varies with social challenges in domestic pigs: implications for measuring emotions

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  • who: Liza R. Moscovice from the Biology (FBN), Dummerstorf, Germany University of Minho, Portugal have published the Article: Salivary Cortisol, but Not Oxytocin, Varies With Social Challenges in Domestic Pigs: Implications for Measuring Emotions, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
  • what: The authors evaluate salivary cortisol (sCORT) and salivary oxytocin (sOXT) concentrations under baseline conditions and in response to negatively- and positivelyvalenced social challenges that are associated with strong behavioral responses in pigs.
  • future: More research is needed on the various contexts and types of stressors that elicit oxytocin release to understand the interplay between . . .

     

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