التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Welfare Assessment in Pigs Using the Salivary Proteome. |
| المؤلفون: |
Prims, Sara, Van Ginneken, Chris, Van Ostade, Xaveer, Casteleyn, Christophe |
| المصدر: |
Animals (2076-2615); Jun2024, Vol. 14 Issue 11, p1703, 13p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
SALIVARY proteins, SALIVARY glands, ODORANT-binding proteins, HEAT shock proteins, NASAL mucosa, ANIMAL welfare, PIGLETS, SWINE |
| مستخلص: |
Simple Summary: Piglets raised at a farm for meat production experience stress that affects their welfare. Recently, it has been demonstrated that several salivary proteins are up- or down-regulated in stressful situations. These could, therefore, be used as biomarkers for stress. This review revisits the definition of stress and defines the protein composition of porcine saliva to finally propose a panel of six salivary stress biomarkers. Identifying the potential presence of stress at the pig farm is fundamental since it affects pig welfare. As a result, a reliable and straightforward tool to monitor stress could record the welfare status of the animals. Although numerous methods to assess the welfare of pigs have been developed in the past, no gold standard has been established yet. Recently, the value of saliva as a tool to identify chronic stress in piglets was explored, as it can be collected fast and non-invasively. Since the protein composition, i.e., the proteome of porcine saliva, responds to stress, the affected proteins could be used as salivary stress biomarkers. The present review first defines stress and its relationship with welfare. Next, the porcine gland-specific salivary proteome is characterized. Finally, six potential salivary biomarkers for stress are proposed, i.e., odorant-binding protein, vomeromodulin-like protein, chitinase, lipocalin-1, long palate lung and nasal epithelium protein, and alpha-2-HS-glycoprotein. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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