Table 8.

Effect of social status and sample time point on salivary cortisol levels (LS Means, µg/dL) in focal sows.

Factor	Cortisol Concentration	SEM	p-Value
Social Status:
Dominant	0.25 a	0.04	0.002
Subordinate	0.43 b	0.04
Sample time point:
Early gestation (week 5)	0.22 a	0.04	0.005
Mid gestation (week 9)	0.39 a	0.05
Late gestation (week 14)	0.43 b	0.04

^ab LS Means with different superscripts within a factor are significantly different (p < 0.05).