Application of Felid Hair for Non-Invasive Tracking of Animal Reproductive Status and Adrenal Activity

• Published in: Animals
• Main Authors: Sergey V. Naidenko, Galina S. Alekseeva, Polina S. Klyuchnikova, Mariya N. Erofeeva
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: testosterone; cortisol; hormone monitoring; caracal; seasonality; lynx; Veterinary medicine; SF600-1100; Zoology; QL1-991; Eia; Lynx; Lynx lynx lynx
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12202792; https://doaj.org/article/d7ac2648ece9421ab06de36eb5c21922

Hair can be a useful matrix to examine the hormonal status of an animal, although it is difficult to correlate the results to a specific time point. The aim of this study was to evaluate seasonal changes in cortisol and testosterone levels in the hair of four feline species (lynx, Lynx lynx , n = 8;...