Pheromone application in prevention and therapy of domestic animal behavioral disorder

Marijana Vucinic

doi:10.2298/vetgl0702115v

Abstract

This review-type paper presents the latest knowledge on pheromone therapy. Pheromone therapy does not imply merely the use of structural analogues of pheromones in therapy, but also in the prevention of behavioral disorders in domestic animals. Their application is induced in all cases in which the effects of stressors are expected and their negative effect on the health condition, welfare and production results of domestic animals. Structural analogues of pheromones can successfully be applied in the prevention and therapy of behavioral disorders in horses, swine, dogs, and cats. Recent investigations have confirmed that structural analogues of semiochemicals exert a positive effect also on the production results and meat quality of broilers. They realize their therapeutic and preventive effect on the behavior of domestic animals through the stabilization of the emotional state, relaxation, and calming the animals that are disturbed, or could become disturbed due to the effect of stressors.

Highlights

Smatra se da je hemijski na~in komunikacije najstariji na~in razmene informacija me|uivotinjama
Sopstveni feromoni deluju umiruju}e na jedinku koja ih sekretuje po razli~itim povr{inama svoje teritorije i kod te jedinke, stabilizacijom emocionalnog statusa, stvaraju ose}aj sigurnosti
Na tri{tu ve} postoje komercijalni preparati na bazi strukturnih analoga feromona, koji se uspe{no primenjuju u preventivi i terapiji poreme}aja u pona{anju konja, svinja, pasa i ma~aka

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Introduction

Smatra se da je hemijski na~in komunikacije najstariji na~in razmene informacija me|uivotinjama. Vet. glasnik 61 (1-2) 115 - 121 (2007) Marijana Vu~ini}: Upotreba feromona u preventivi i terapiji poreme}aja u pona{anju doma}ihivotinja slue grabljivicama za privla~enjertve) i sinomoni (alelohemikalije od obostrane koristi za dve razli~iteivotinjske vrste me|u kojima se ostvaruje komunikacija). Sopstveni feromoni deluju umiruju}e na jedinku koja ih sekretuje po razli~itim povr{inama svoje teritorije i kod te jedinke, stabilizacijom emocionalnog statusa, stvaraju ose}aj sigurnosti.

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