Few effects of sow lactational stress on maternal behavior, but altered physiology with implications for piglet early-life stress coping

• Published in: Applied animal behaviour science Vol. 288; p. 106675
• Main Authors: Jørgensen, Cathinka C., Gimsa, Ulrike, Moscovice, Liza R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2025
• Subjects: Cortisol; Early-life adversity; Maternal separation; Oxytocin; Social support; Sus scrofa domesticus; GH; C; Oxytocin; MS; MT; ACTH; Early-life adversity; Cortisol; Sus scrofa domesticus; IOR; Maternal separation; SH; ELA; Social support

Sows in conventional livestock farming are subject to several challenges, many of which are associated with suboptimal housing conditions. These conditions increase the risk of maternal stress during the lactational period, which can cause changes in maternal care with subsequent influences on pigle...