Abstract
REKILÄ, T., M. HARRI, L. JALKANEN AND J. MONONEN. Relationship between hyponeophagia and adrenal cortex function in farmed foxes. PHYSIOL BEHAV 65(4/5) 779–783, 1999.—The adrenal cortex function of farmed blue ( Alopex lagopus) and silver foxes ( Vulpes vulpes) differing in their reaction in the feeding test were assessed. The urine cortisol:creatinine ratio was lower for those animals eating in the feeding test in comparison to those not eating in both species. In addition, eater silver foxes had lower baseline serum cortisol concentration and also lower serum cortisol concentration 2 h after ACTH administration than noneaters. There were no differences in any serum cortisol levels between the eater and noneater blue foxes. The weights of body and adrenals did not differ between confident and fearful animals in either species. The present study demonstrates that animals not eating in the feeding test may have higher fearfulness and be more stressed than animals eating.
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