—Juvenile chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha were subjected to handling and tagging protocols typical of normal hatchery operations and monitored for their physiological response to stress. Treatments included coded-wire-tagging, counting, ventral fin clipping, adipose fin clipping, and a procedure simulating a pond split. Treatment fish were also subjected to a standardized stress challen...

This article is a case study that presents common stressors, answers to professional's individual and collective handling in the operating room. The data was collected through interview of 32 persons of the surgical team, submitted to content analysis, arising eight differentiated categories from them: significant stress experiences; stressing situations; individual behavior in the operating ro...

vii Chapter One: Introduction 1 Hippocampus, Neuronal Atrophy and Memory 1 Stress, Corticosterone and Synaptic Plasticity 4 Current Stress and Working Memory Research 6 Tianeptine, Serotonin, NMDA and Memory 8 The Beta-Adrenergic System and Propranolol 9 Adrenalectomy and Memory 12 Current Experiments 16 Chapter Two: Experiment One: Tianeptine Blocks Stress-Induced Memory Errors on the Criterio...

The reduction of foodborne pathogens in cattle destined for human consumption will require knowledge of the factors that impact the carriage and shedding of these organisms. The objective of this work was to investigate the effects of heat and handling stress levels on the fecal shedding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and generic E. coli by feedlot cattle. In year 1, 128 feedlot heifers were evalu...

Cell titer in peripheral hemolymph of crayfishes rises in less than one hour after administration of stress. The stress may be wounding or handling of the animals.

Inappropriate responsiveness of the stress system may cause numerous alterations in endocrine, metabolic and autonomic systems. Many studies have been carried out on the effects of acute stress on thyroid function but the effects of chronic stress have not been fully investigated. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of long term handling stress on thyroid function. Study was pe...

The stress induced in animals due to handling prior to sacrifice has been shown to produce changes in total acetylcholine (Ach) content of the brain and heart of adult rats. Two methods of killing the animals were compared viz. cervical dislocation and decapitation by a guillotine technique; the former method producing more handling stress than the latter. Ach levels were significantly lower bo...

this study aimed to consider the dimensions and parameters of handling individual abilities in religious system and contemporary theories based on quran and hadith related to body training and physical skills in islam. as there are a large amount of evidence related to the fit body and relaxed mind, many case studies can be observed accordingly. besides a brief review of the history of islam, c...

Working with livestock is a hazardous activity, and animals have been found to be the most frequent injury source on dairy farms. Understanding the risk factors for injury and the causal relationships related to injuries and animal handling is important for developing prevention strategies and effective safety interventions. This study examined stress and handler attitude as possible risk facto...