Influence of transrectal and transabdominal ultrasound examination on salivary cortisol, heart rate, and heart rate variability in mares

Pregnancy diagnostics in equine reproduction are routinely performed using transrectal ultrasonography, although it is also possible to visualize the fetus by transabdominal ultrasound examinations from the 90th day of gestation onward. We hypothesized that ultrasound examinations may stress the mar...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Theriogenology 2015-03, Vol.83 (4), p.749-756
Hauptverfasser:	Schönbom, Hanno, Kassens, Ana, Hopster-Iversen, Charlotte, Klewitz, Jutta, Piechotta, Marion, Martinsson, Gunilla, Kißler, Andreas, Burger, Dominik, Sieme, Harald
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Cortisol Female Heart Rate - physiology Horses - physiology Hydrocortisone - chemistry Hydrocortisone - metabolism Mare Pregnancy Saliva - chemistry Stress Transabdominal ultrasonography Transrectal ultrasonography Ultrasonography - methods Ultrasonography - veterinary
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