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Table 4 Individual giraffe’s responses to transport as measured by 11-oxoetiocholanolone EIAs

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

EIA

Measure

Giraffe 3

Giraffe 4

Giraffe 5

Giraffe 6

Giraffe 7

11-oxoetiocholanolone I, targets 11,17- DOA

Latency to Peak

1 d

2 d

2 d

1 d

1 d

Peak Duration

6 d

4 d

2 d

4 d

5 d

Fold Increase (Xpeak/Mbaseline)

8.00

6.00

5.99

2.33

3.11

Z peak

20.10

12.24

6.88

4.74

13.14

11-oxoetiocholanolone II, targets 3α,11-oxo-CM

Latency to Peak

6 d

2 d

3 d

1 d

1 d

Peak Duration

1 d

3 d

2 d

3 d

3 d

Fold Increase (Xpeak/Mbaseline)

2.78

5.19

3.04

2.48

2.66

Z peak

3.62

16.87

3.26

4.37

5.42