Body condition and adrenal glucocorticoid activity affects metabolic marker and lipid profiles in captive female elephants in Thailand

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 13; no. 10; p. e0204965
• Main Authors: Norkaew, Treepradab, Brown, Janine L., Bansiddhi, Pakkanut, Somgird, Chaleamchat, Thitaram, Chatchote, Punyapornwithaya, Veerasak, Punturee, Khanittha, Vongchan, Preeyanat, Somboon, Nopphamas, Khonmee, Jaruwan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 02.10.2018; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adrenal Glands - metabolism; Analysis; Animals; Biology and Life Sciences; Biomarkers - blood; Body fat; Body weight; Cardiovascular disease; Cholesterol; Density; Earth Sciences; Elephants; Environmental factors; Exercise; Female; Glucocorticoids; Glucocorticoids - blood; Glucose; Health aspects; High density lipoprotein; Hormones; Insulin; Insulin resistance; Lipids; Lipids - blood; Lipoproteins; Lipoproteins test; Low density lipoprotein; Medical technology; Medicine and Health Sciences; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolites; Obesity; Occupational health; Overweight; Physical fitness; Physical Sciences; Physiological aspects; Public health; Rainfall; Rainy season; Regression analysis; Regression models; Seasonal variations; Seasons; Thailand; Triglycerides; Veterinary medicine; Wildlife conservation; Winter; Zoo animals; Thailand; Asia

Studies in western zoo elephants have found relationships between body condition and physiological function, and identified mitigating management strategies to optimize health and welfare. A similar methodological approach was used in this study, which evaluated a body condition score (BCS; 1 = thin...