Recently, increasing attention has been paid to the welfare of farm animals, which have been evaluated using behavioral and physiological measures. However, so far, the measures have almost always been used to estimate poor welfare. In this review, firstly we focus on how oxytocin (OT) relates to positive social behavior, pleasure, and stress tolerance, and second on which management factors stimulate OT release.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/role-oxytocin-improving-welfare-farm-animals
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5394829/pdf/ajas-30-4-449.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/siyu-chen
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shusuke-sato
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/asian-australasian-journal-animal-sciences
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-care
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drugs
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cattle
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/livestock
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/research
