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.