ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021
How Stressful Is Maternity? Study about Cortisol and Dehydroepiandrosterone-Sulfate Coat and Claws Concentrations in Female Dogs from Mating to 60 Days Post-Partum.
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- Putting the health in hidden Markov models: incorporating allostatic load indices into movement ecology analyses.Conservation physiology · 2025Article
- Diagnostic imaging in the pregnant bitch: risks, advantages, and disadvantages.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Hair cortisol concentrations in clipped and combed hair and associations with characteristics, health status and stress in domestic cats.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Peripubertal Testosterone, 17β-Estradiol and Progesterone Concentrations in Hair and Nails in Dobermann Dogs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Biomarkers of Stress in Companion Animals.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Coat, Claw and Dewclaw 17-β-Estradiol and Testosterone Concentrations in Male and Female Postpubertal Cats: Preliminary Results.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Dam (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- The application of allostasis and allostatic load in animal species: A scoping review.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
In dogs, the phase from mating to the end of weaning lasts about 120 days and encompasses many aspects that, interacting, contribute to increase the allostatic load. The coat and claws, useful for long-term change assessments, have the advantage of being collectable without invasiveness. In the present study, the Cortisol (C) and Dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEA-S) concentration monthly changes in the coat and claws were studied in female dogs from mating to the end of weaning to assess Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis activation during pregnancy and the post-partum period. The results from 15 Dobermann Pinscher female dogs showed a trend of increase of the coat C from mating to 60 days post-partum, with significant changes between mating and parturition-60 days post-partum (
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