1. The aim of this study was to investigate if male-to-female aggression of common pheasants in the course of the breeding season was related to the concentration of plasma testosterone and/or other biochemical plasma indicators in male pheasants housed in breeding cages. The influence of season on the concentration of testosterone and biochemical indicators was also investigated.
2. Males were divided into non-aggressive and aggressive groups during the breeding season based on ethological evaluation. At the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the breeding season, a blood sample was taken from all males on the same day and the concentration of selected biochemical indicators and the total circulating testosterone in the plasma were determined.
3. Male-to-female aggression during the breeding season of pheasants was not influenced by the total plasma testosterone of males.
4. The concentration of total plasma testosterone in males decreased gradually during the breeding season.
5. Male-to-female aggression of pheasants did not have a significant effect on any of the assessed biochemical indicators.
6. The influence of the breeding season affected the activities of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase as well as the concentrations of glucose, magnesium, potassium and chloride in the blood plasma of cage-housed male pheasants. 相似文献
Here, we report a new method for measuring behavioral patterns during estrus in goats based on video
tracking analysis. Data were collected from cycling goats, which were in estrus (n = 8) or not in estrus (n =
8). An observation pen (2.5 m × 2.5 m) was set up in the corner of the female paddock with one side adjacent
to a male paddock. The positions and movements of goats were tracked every 0.5 sec for 10 min by using a video
tracking software, and the trajectory data were used for the analysis. There were no significant differences
in the durations of standing and walking or the total length of movement. However, the number of approaches to
a male and the duration of staying near the male were higher in goats in estrus than in goats not in estrus.
The proposed evaluation method may be suitable for detailed monitoring of behavioral changes during estrus in
goats. 相似文献