Maximum Eye Temperature in the Assessment of Training in Racehorses: Correlations With Salivary Cortisol Concentration, Rectal Temperature, and Heart Rate

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 39-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Soroko ◽  
Kevin Howell ◽  
Anna Zwyrzykowska ◽  
Krzysztof Dudek ◽  
Paulina Zielińska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Rectal Temperature ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Cortisol Concentration ◽  
Eye Temperature

scholarly journals Football society players over the age of 55: how stressful can a match be?

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. e53357
Author(s):  
José Luiz Lopes Vieira ◽  
Fredi Telles da Silva ◽  
Vânia de Fátima Matias Souza ◽  
Adolpho Amorim ◽  
Luciana Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Cortisol Concentration ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
High Heart Rate ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient

This study aimed at assessing the physical activity level, heart rate and the salivary cortisol level of football society players. The sample consisted of 19 male masters football players with an average age of 56.7 ± 3.9 years. The long form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and Polar® heart rate monitors were used as instruments, in addition to Salivette® tubes to measure salivary cortisol. Data analysis was performed by using the repeated measures Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) with Bonferroni post hoc test, and Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient. The results showed that the salivary cortisol concentration indicated an index of 1.97 ng/ml at the beginning of the match; 40 minutes after that these values increased to 8.00 ng/ml, and 60 minutes after the match had started they reached 8.40 ng/ml. Considering the post-match moment, a moderate and positive correlation between the salivary cortisol concentration and heart rate (average and maximum) was seen. In conclusion, the physical effort expended during football Society practice needs to be monitored due to the high heart rate and high increase in the salivary cortisol concentration of this age group.

Biomarcadores de estresse em recém-nascidos pré-termos expostos ao banho: estudo piloto

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Patrícia De Freitas ◽  
Amélia Fumiko Kimura
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Oxygen Saturation ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Cortisol Concentration ◽  
Routine Practice ◽  
Preterm Newborn ◽  
Stress Biomarkers ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Preterm Newborns ◽  
Mean Heart Rate

Introduction: the corporal hygiene of the preterm newborn, although it is a recommended and routine practice, requires caution and safety for provoking disorganization in the autonomic system and homeostasis imbalance. Aim: to evaluate the variation of heart rate, oxygen saturation and salivary cortisol levels of preterm newborns submitted to conventional immersion baths and swaddled in sheets. Method: this is a randomized, pilot, cross-over clinical trial with 15 clinically stable preterm newborns. Results: the mean heart rate and oxygen saturation after the conventional immersion bath and swaddled in sheet did not present significant clinical and statistical differences. There was an increase in the salivary cortisol concentration when comparing the pre and post-bath values in the two bath techniques. Conclusion: there were no significant differences in stress biomarkers when comparing the two bathing techniques.

Noise and vehicular motion as potential stressors during the transport of sheep

1998 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. G. Hall ◽  
S. M. Kirkpatrick ◽  
D. M. Lloyd ◽  
D. M. Broom
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Ambient Noise ◽  
Noise Source ◽  
Stocking Density ◽  
Cortisol Concentration ◽  
Consistent Effect ◽  
Sound Levels ◽  
Ambient Sound ◽  
Poor Welfare

AbstractDuring three journeys of 15 h in a lorry and two sets of experiments in a trailer, the relative importance of ambient noise and vehicular motion were assessed by measurements of salivary cortisol concentration, heart rate and behaviour. Mean sound levels in the lorry were approximately 96 dbA with occasional episodes at 103 dbA. Vehicular motion was assessed in terms of numbers and magnitude of acceleration events registered by a triaxial accelerometer. The three lorry journeys showed, respectively, that heart rate was correlated with vehicular motion when sheep were loosely stocked (0·41 m2 per sheep) but not when they were tightly stocked (0·28 m2 per sheep); that heart rate sometimes tended to increase when ambient sound was greater and that the effect of sound was not as consistent as that of vehicular motion. In the first trailer experiment, salivary cortisol response was the same whether sheep confined in a quiet stationary trailer (60 dbA) were or were not exposed to extra noise (90 dbA) while heart rate was higher in the former condition. In the second trailer experiment when the trailer was being towed on public roads with or without extra noise (92·3 and 100·5 dbA respectively), heart rate and salivary cortisol concentration were both elevated compared with control sheep in a pen but the extra noise had no consistent effect. The sheep showed no orientation away from the noise source, nor was there any difference in their expression of a behaviour (standing with the head below the level of the shoulders) which could indicate discomfort. Hence vehicular motion can result in poor welfare in sheep, especially at loose stocking density but ambient noise was not found to have a consistent effect.

Behavioural and physiological responses of sheep of different breeds to supplementary feeding, social mixing and taming, in the context of transport

1998 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 475-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. G. Hall ◽  
S. M. Kirkpatrick ◽  
D. M. Broom
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Physiological Responses ◽  
Cortisol Concentration ◽  
Supplementary Feeding ◽  
Cortisol Response ◽  
The Third ◽  
Social Mixing ◽  
Initial Tendency ◽  
Mixed Flock

AbstractThree experiments investigated differences between sheep breeds in response to supplementary feeding and very close confinement with familiar and unfamiliar sheep; and differences between individuals in response to a taming procedure prior to transport in a trailer. The first two experiments were with a mixed flock of Clun Forest lambs and crossbred lambs from Orkney. An initial tendency to feed with others of the same breed diminished over 3 weeks. Responses of heart rate and salivary cortisol concentration when one sheep (the visitor) was penned in an enclosure of 1 m2 with three other sheep of the same or the other breed (the trio group), did not depend on whether the visitor and the trio group were of the same or different breed. Clun Forest sheep showed little response while Orkney sheep showed increased heart rate and some elevation of salivary cortisol concentration. In the third experiment, 34 Beulah Speckled Face ewes were divided into two groups one of which was subjected to a taming procedure over a period of 3 weeks. Response of salivary cortisol concentration to subsequent journeys of 2h in a livestock trailer did not differ between tamed and untamed sheep. There were individual differences in the response to taming and this was correlated with the cortisol response during transport, in that those sheep which responded most to taming showed the least elevation during transport.

scholarly journals Validation of Anatomical Sites for the Measurement of Infrared Body Surface Temperature Variation in Response to Handling and Transport

Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiene M. Rocha ◽  
Nicolas Devillers ◽  
Xavier Maldague ◽  
Fidèle Z. Kabemba ◽  
Julien Fleuret ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Body Surface ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Cortisol Concentration ◽  
Head Surface ◽  
Transport Stress ◽  
Body Surface Temperature ◽  
Neck Temperature ◽  
Surface Temperature Variation

This study aimed at validating the anatomical sites for the measurement of infrared (IR) body surface temperature as a tool to monitor the pigs’ response to handling and transport stress. The selected anatomical sites were the neck (infrared neck temperature—IRNT), rump (infrared rump temperature—IRRT), orbital (infrared orbital temperature—IROT) and behind ears (infrared behind ears temperature—IRBET) regions. A total of 120 pigs were handled from the finishing pen to the loading dock through a handling test course. Two handling types (gentle vs. rough) and number of laps (1 vs. 3) were applied according to a 2 × 2 factorial design. After loading, pigs were transported for 40 min and returned to their home pens. Animal behavior, heart rate, rectal temperature and salivary cortisol concentration were measured for validation. Increased IR body temperature, heart rate and salivary cortisol levels were observed in response to rough handling and longer distance walk (P < 0.05 for all). The greatest correlations were found between IROT and IRBET temperatures and salivary cortisol concentration at the end of the handling test (r = 0.49 and r = 0.50, respectively; P < 0.001 for both). Therefore, IR pig’s head surface temperature may be useful for a comprehensive assessment of the physiological response to handling and transport stress.

scholarly journals Using Shoulder Straps Decreases Heart Rate Variability and Salivary Cortisol Concentration in Swedish Ambulance Personnel

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kåre J. Karlsson ◽  
Patrik H. Niemelä ◽  
Anders R. Jonsson ◽  
Carl-Johan A. Törnhage
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Cortisol Concentration ◽  
Ambulance Personnel

scholarly journals Energy Supplementation during the Last Third of Gestation Improves Mother–Young Bonding in Goats

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 287
Author(s):  
Juan M. Vázquez-García ◽  
Gregorio Álvarez-Fuentes ◽  
Héctor O. Orozco-Gregorio ◽  
Juan C. García-López ◽  
Milagros González-Hernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Respiratory Rate ◽  
Rectal Temperature ◽  
First Feeding ◽  
Labor Duration ◽  
Daily Energy ◽  
Energy Supplementation ◽  
Birth Body Weight ◽  
Birth Type

We tested whether maternal energy supplementation during the last third of gestation improves birth weight, neonatal wellbeing, and mother–young bonding. Thirty-six pregnant French Alpine goats were randomly allocated among three nutritional treatments for the last third of pregnancy: (i) Control, fed alfalfa (T-0; n = 12); (ii) alfalfa + 150 g/head daily energy concentrate (T-150; n = 12); (iii) alfalfa + 300 g/head daily energy concentrate (T-300; n = 12). At birth, we collected progeny data on birth weight, birth type, sex, rectal temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, time to standing, time to udder connection, and time to first feeding. For the dams, we collected data on the duration of labor, time to clean the progeny, and time to allow first suckling. At birth, body weight, rectal temperature, heart rate, and the respiratory rate did not differ among treatments (p > 0.05). In the dams, labor duration was not affected by the treatments (p > 0.05). The T-150 dams were faster to clean the newborn and allow first suckling (p < 0.05). The T-150 progeny were faster to stand and the T-300 progeny were faster to connect to the udder (p < 0.05). We conclude that energy supplementation of the dam during the last third of gestation does not affect the birth weight of the progeny, but enhances the mother–young bonding.

14 Weight load does not affect equine stress as measured by heart rate, salivary cortisol, and behavior

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 388
Author(s):  
M.M. Ernst ◽  
L.R. Hamm ◽  
M.L. Santiago ◽  
C.A. Shea Porr
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
And Behavior

scholarly journals Influence of a Suggestive Placebo Intervention on Psychobiological Responses to Social Stress

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Zimmermann-Viehoff ◽  
Nico Steckhan ◽  
Karin Meissner ◽  
Hans-Christian Deter ◽  
Clemens Kirschbaum
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Social Stress ◽  
Stress Test ◽  
Alpha Amylase ◽  
Subjective Stress ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Placebo Intervention

We tested the hypothesis that a suggestive placebo intervention can reduce the subjective and neurobiological stress response to psychosocial stress. Fifty-four healthy male subjects with elevated levels of trait anxiety were randomly assigned in a 4:4:1 fashion to receive either no treatment (n = 24), a placebo pill (n = 24), or a herbal drug (n = 6) before undergoing a stress test. We repeatedly measured psychological variables as well as salivary cortisol, alpha-amylase, and heart rate variability prior to and following the stress test. The stressor increased subjective stress and anxiety, salivary cortisol, and alpha-amylase, and decreased heart rate variability (all P < .001). However, no significant differences between subjects receiving placebo or no treatment were found. Subjects receiving placebo showed increased wakefulness during the stress test compared with no-treatment controls ( P < .001). Thus, the suggestive placebo intervention increased alertness, but modulated neither subjective stress and anxiety nor the physiological response to psychosocial stress.

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