Non-invasive assessment of adrenocortical activity as a measure of stress in giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

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Table 1 Demographic and transport information for focal animals 3–7

Giraffe	Sex	Subspecies	Age at Transport (years)	Transport Type	Transport Duration^a (h)	Samples Collected^b	No. of Samples
3	M	G. c. rothschildi	1	Within-zoo	0.33	−10 to +30 d	n = 38
4	F	G. c. reticulata	3	Between-zoo	4	−38 to +41 d	n = 37
5	F	G. c. reticulata	2.5	Between-zoo	4.5	−3 to +14 d	n = 18
6	F	G. c. angolensis	10	Between-zoo	6	−8 to +38 d	n = 38
7	F	G. c. angolensis	11	Between-zoo	6	−5 to +38 d	n = 38

^aThe reported transport duration is the amount of time the animal was actually moving in the transport vehicle; the time to load, secure and unload the animal is not included
^bDate range for sample collection relative to the date of transport, followed by number of samples collected. - indicates the number of days before transport and + indicates the number of days after transport

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