Levente Kovács

Cortisol in Saliva, Urine, Feces, and Hair as Non- and Minimally Invasive Measures of Adrenocortical Activity in Intensively Housed Pigs

Blood cortisol measurements may be confounded by sampling-induced handling and restraint, motivating the use of alternative matrices to assess adrenocortical activity in pigs. This narrative review examines the physiological time windows, collection requirements, analytical valid...