Stressed by Maternity : Changes of Cortisol Level in Lactating Domestic Cats
Lactation is the most energetically expensive component of maternal care in mammals. Increased reproductive investment can lead to physiological stress for the mothers, based on the exhaustion of energy resources and increase in glucocorticoids level. This study aimed to estimate the changes in cortisol concentrations during lactation in domestic cats and compared the differences among litter sizes. Eleven females gave birth to 27 litters, which were divided in two groups-small (1-3 kittens) and large (4-7 kittens) litters. Blood samples were collected from each female before mating, after parturition, at 4 and 8 weeks of lactation. We showed that the cortisol level in females changed significantly during lactation-the highest concentrations were observed at the peak of lactation at 4 weeks. Cortisol levels varied significantly among females but did not depend on their maternal experience. We also revealed that there were no differences in cortisol levels between females with small and large litters, but at 4 weeks of lactation, the hormone concentrations were higher in females with small litters. It is likely that these females initially invested less in reproduction, giving birth to fewer offspring.
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2020 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10 |
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Animals : an open access journal from MDPI - 10(2020), 5 vom: 22. Mai |
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Englisch |
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Alekseeva, Galina S [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Revised 28.09.2020 published: Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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