Background In recent decades there has been a growing concern about animal stress on
intensive pig farms due to the undesirable consequences that stress produces in the normal …

The use of saliva as a biological sample has many advantages, being especially relevant in
pigs where the blood collection is highly stressful and painful, both for the animal and the …

Stress and stress-related diseases are leading to drastic consequences in private and
professional life. Therefore, the need for stress prevention strategies is of personal and …

A combination of salivary biomarkers measured at the same time, reflecting the different
systems that are involved in the stress mechanism, could be the best tool for its evaluation …

Weaning and other regrouping events as routine work in commercial farms cause stress to
pigs and compromise their welfare. Several studies found positive outcomes to mitigate …

Simple Summary Vaccination is reported as a stressful and painful event for animals. Very
little is known about the welfare benefits of using needle-free intradermal vaccination in pigs …

Simple Summary The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a panel of 29 salivary
biomarkers of stress, immunity, inflammation, redox homeostasis and other physiological …

Stress is defined as a disruption of the body homeostasis in response to modest as well as
perceived challenge. Two main physiological routes, the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal …

Background The concentration of biomarkers in saliva could be influenced by several factors
not related to the specific condition under analyses, which should be considered for proper …

Background Postpartum dysgalactia syndrome (PDS) in sows is difficult to diagnose and the
pathogenesis is obscure. Hormonal changes related to the disease are often difficult to …