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Title (eng)
Effects of a Gastroscopic Procedure on Salivary Cortisol Release and Fecal Cortisol Metabolites in Young Racehorses
Author
Sabina Ostermeier
Author
Rupert Palme
Author
Ingrid Vervuert
Author
Barbara Glomm
Author
Karsten Feige
Author
Sabine Macho-Maschler
Author
Uta König von Borstel
Author
Monica Venner
Abstract (eng)
In this study, gastroscopy was performed twice in 31 two-year-old Thoroughbred racehorses in training. Salivary cortisol (SC) and fecal cortisol metabolite (FCM) concentrations were determined to measure the stress impact. One gastroscopy was performed at the beginning and one six months later at the end of the horses' first training season. According to the Wilcoxon signed rank test, a mild but significant increase of SC (1st gastroscopy: p = 0.0045, 2nd gastroscopy: p< 0.0001) and FCM (1st gastroscopy: p< 0.0001, 2nd gastroscopy: p = 0.0006) values after gastroscopy compared to basal values was detected.
Keywords (eng)
Circadian-RhythmPrevalenceHormonesHorsesFecesEgus
Type (eng)
journal article
Language
[eng]
Persistent identifier
https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/o:3787
DOI
10.3390/ani14223332
Is in series
Title (eng)
Animals
Volume
14
Issue
22
ISSN
2076-2615
Issued
2024
Number of pages
9
Publication
MDPI
Version type (eng)
version of record (published version)
Date issued
2024
Access rights (eng)
open access
License
CC BY 4.0 International
Rights statement (eng)
© 2024 by the authors