Endocrine Abstracts

There is clear evidence in humans that stress during pregnancy has negative consequences on the foetus leading to greater susceptibility to disorders such as heart disease, diabetes type II and anxiety in adulthood. We aimed to assess whether stressors experienced by commercial pigs have a detrimental impact on piglet behavioural and neurophysiological development. Thirty-six primiparous sows were divided into control and two mixed groups that were stressed (social mixing) dur...