Stress induced by pre-slaughter farm conditions in pigs

ABSTRACT Cortisol is a steroid hormone, one of the glucocorticoids, made in cortex adrenal glands and then released into blood, which transports it entire body. Almost every cell contains receptors for cortisol so can have lots different actions depending on sort cells acting upon. These effects include controlling body’s blood sugar levels thus regulating metabolism, as an anti-inflammatory product, salt water balance influencing pressure. The study was conducted over period 3 months, between March-August 2020, 2 swine farms Iasi county, Romania, total 46 pigs, to 4 months old, both males females, order investigate stress finishing facilities. revealed higher while eosinophil counts severely decreased, changes are associated with strong reaction individuals that were housed