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Handling, ACTH, ACTH1-24, and naloxone effects on preening behavior in domestic chickens
Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior
|May 1, 1984
Abstract:
Excessive grooming behavior has been well documented in various animals as a result of stress or intraventricularly administered ACTH and ACTH1-24. In the present study, handling, ACTH, and ACTH1-24 were associated with significant increases in preening of domestic chickens when compared to saline-treated controls. Naloxone-treated birds showed preening levels similar to those of unhandled and saline-treated birds.