Acta Vet. Brno 2022, 91: 51-58

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202291010051

Translocation stress is reflected in corticosterone metabolites in pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) droppings

Martina Volfová1, Rupert Palme2, Zuzana Machovcová1, Eva Voslářová1, Gabriela Lukešová1, Vladimír Večerek1

1University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Animal Protection and Welfare & Veterinary Public Health, Brno, Czech Republic
2University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Austria

Received October 20, 2021
Accepted November 23, 2021

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