Table 1 Effect of season on the measured stress indices collected from 14 female reindeer during repeated handling procedures
From: Getting used to it? Stress of repeated management procedures in semi-domesticated reindeer
Parameter | Â | Summer | Winter | Effect of season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (mean ± sd) | (range) | (mean ± sd) | (range) | on value1 | via int. effects2 | |
Cortisol (nmol/l) | 83 | 115.5 ± 53.3 | 16.0–242.0 | 135.3 ± 62.3 | 16.0–246.0 | 0.123 | No |
Cortisone (nmol/l) | 83 | 12.0 ± 4.5 | 5.3–26.0 | 11.5 ± 4.6 | 4.4–23.0 | 0.675 | Yes |
Cortisol/Cortisone ratio | 83 | 10.1 ± 5.0 | 1.8–26.4 | 12.5 ± 6.4 | 2.1–27.7 | 0.069 | Yes |
Corticosterone (nmol/l) | 83 | 10.8 ± 8.7 | 1.5–40.0 | 13.3 ± 8.1 | 0.9–31.0 | 0.165 | No |
11-deoxycortisol (nmol/l) | 83 | 15.4 ± 15.9 | 0.6–77.0 | 6.6 ± 5.6 | 0.1–21.0 | 0.001 | Yes |
17α-hydroxy progest. (nmol/l) | 83 | 1.3 ± 1.8 | 0.2–10.0 | 2.1 ± 1.4 | 0.2–5.7 | 0.021 | No |
Deoxycorticosterone (nmol/l) | 83 | 1.4 ± 1.7 | 0.1–7.5 | 0.5 ± 0.5 | 0.1–2.1 | 0.003 | Yes |
Metanephrine (nmol/l) | 83 | 1.8 ± 0.7 | 1.0–4.3 | 2.7 ± 1.0 | 1.4–6.1 | < 0.001 | Yes |
Normetanephrine (nmol/l) | 83 | 2.3 ± 1.4 | 0.6–7.8 | 4.2 ± 1.7 | 2.1–10.0 | < 0.001 | Yes |
Rectal temperature (°C) | 196 | 39.9 ± 0.6 | 38.5–41.7 | 39.4 ± 0.5 | 37.8–41.0 | < 0.001 | No |
LCC (auc) | 167 | 11,043 ± 5653 | 2644–28,076 | 3727 ± 1759 | 1018–11,162 | < 0.001 | Yes |