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

• Published in: Animals
• Main Authors: Naidenko, Sergey V., Alekseeva, Galina S., Klyuchnikova, Polina S., Erofeeva, Mariya N.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: Article; Eia; Lynx; Lynx lynx lynx
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9597714/; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12202792

SIMPLE SUMMARY: 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. We measured seasonal changes in cortisol and testosterone levels in four feline species with different breeding strategies. Both hormon...