Table 2.
Median [min, max] of wool cortisol concentration assessed with Radio Immune Assay (RIA) and Amplified Luminescent Proximity Homogenous Assay-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (AlphaLISA) as affected by lamb (Ovis aries) age.
Age |
P-value | ||
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A0 | A2 | ||
Cortisol, pg/mg RIA |
8.01 [4.43; 58.02] | 5.98 [2.37; 13.53] | <0.01 |
Cortisol, pg/mg AlphaLISA |
5.44 [1.53; 52.15] | 3.22 [0.96; 11.06] | <0.01 |
A0: wool samples collected at birth from 35 lambs; A2 wool samples collected at two months of age from 54 lambs.