Background: Information regarding the metabolic hormones in different metabolic states of high producing dairy cows can aid high producing herds to manage and resolve the metabolic and production problems. Furthermore, it can be considered as a tool to evaluate metabolic status of dairy cows. Herd managers can also evaluate the energy input-output relationships by assessing the metabolic profil...

Determination of the humaneness of methods used to produce unconsciousness in animals, whether for anesthesia, euthanasia, humane slaughter, or depopulation, relies on our ability to assess stress, pain, and consciousness within the contexts of method and application. Determining the subjective experience of animals during transitional states of consciousness, however, can be quite difficult; f...

Clinicians depend on recognizing particular critical illnesses (such as sepsis and cardiac failure) from patterns of vital signs. The relationship between a vital sign pattern and a specific condition is explored.

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WALLACE ROBERT KEITH HERBERT BENSON, AND ARCHIE F. WILSON. A kzkeful h@mwtabtkc pI$iologic state, Am. J. Physiol. 22 l(3) : 795-799. 197 1 .-Mental states can markedly alter physiologic function. Hypermetabolic physiologic states, with in creased oxygen consumption, accompany anticipated stressful situations. Hypometabolic physiologic changes, other than those occurring during sleep and hiberna...

Emotions powerfully influence our physiology, behavior, and experience. A comprehensive assessment of affective states in health and disease would include responses from each of these domains in real life. Since no single physiologic parameter can index emotional states unambiguously, a broad assessment of physiologic responses is desirable. We present a recently developed system, the LifeShirt...