Table 6. Stress indicators of sows kept in individual confinement stall and group housing facility during gestation

Items CON GHF p-value
At the 75d of gestating
 Cortisol (µg/mL) 3.78 ± 0.10 3.50 ± 0.08 0.03
 Epinephrine (pg/mL) 47.67 ± 1.05 45.28 ± 0.84 0.08
 Norepinephrine (pg/mL) 90.38 ± 1.56 86.62 ± 1.54 0.09
At the farrowing
 Cortisol (µg/mL) 4.02 ± 0.09 3.85 ± 0.09 0.18
 Epinephrine (pg/mL) 48.14 ± 0.87 45.80 ± 0.75 0.04
 Norepinephrine (pg/mL) 91.09 ± 1.14 85.33 ± 1.55 0.01
Values are expressed as mean ± SE.
CON, individual confinement stall; GHF, group housing facility.