Regular Positive Human Contacts Do Not Improve Pigs’ Response to a Lipopolysaccharide Immune Challenge

Therefore, regular exposure to positive contacts with a human over several weeks, although leading to the development of a positive human-animal relationship, did not enhance the pigs' response to this immune challenge or the immune parameters measured in this study.

Authors

Océane Schmitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4932-3743)
Ulrike Gimsa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2248-5793)
Birgit Sobczak
Jean‐Loup Rault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6015-8318)
Christian Knecht
H Volkmann

Institutions

Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) (DE)
Giessen School of Theology (DE)

Publication Details

Journal: NeuroImmunoModulation
Published: 2025-02-28
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000544748
Citations: 1
Primary Topic: Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 2.35

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article

Regular Positive Human Contacts Do Not Improve Pigs’ Response to a Lipopolysaccharide Immune Challenge

Océane Schmitt, Ulrike Gimsa, Birgit Sobczak, Jean‐Loup Rault et al.

Feb 28, 2025

1 citations

NeuroImmunoModulation

Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies

2.35

article

Regular Positive Human Contacts Do Not Improve Pigs’ Response to a Lipopolysaccharide Immune Challenge

Océane Schmitt, Ulrike Gimsa, Birgit Sobczak, Jean‐Loup Rault, Christian Knecht, H Volkmann

February 28, 2025article en

1 citations

Abstract

Therefore, regular exposure to positive contacts with a human over several weeks, although leading to the development of a positive human-animal relationship, did not enhance the pigs' response to this immune challenge or the immune parameters measured in this study.

NeuroImmunoModulationVol. 32(1)

Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) (DE), Giessen School of Theology (DE)

Openalex Percentile: Top 16%

Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies

2.35

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