The Effect of Environmental Enrichment on Selected Physiological and Immunological Stress-Related Markers in Dairy Goats.

ABSTRACT: Homeostasis preservation is essential for animal survival, and any event that causes a disturbance in homeostasis is defined as a stressor. Here, we aimed to evaluate the effect of scratch brushes and stages as an environmental enrichment to alleviate stress in dairy goats. Twenty-four mixed-breed goats were divided into two groups according to common physiological conditions in breeding farms: milking and dry (milk-producing and non-milk-producing, respectively). Ten days after exposure to environmental enrichment treatment or not (control), blood was sampled. Following the enrichment, we observed a reduction in reactive oxidative stress metabolites, advanced glycation end products (AGEs), and their binding protein (transferrin) in the dry goats, as determined by an ELISA. In contrast, no

SUBMITTER: Wein Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11591861 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature