| Animals |
Adjoining regions |
Mean (ng/g) |
F-value |
| Wild pigs |
Mudumalai (n=10) |
349.41 ± 59.81 |
2.453NS |
| Sathyamangalam (n=10) |
223.57 ± 27.53 |
| Anaimalai (n=10) |
336.03 ± 38.83 |
| Desi pigs |
Mudumalai (n=10) |
99.17 ± 7.16a |
9.115** |
| Sathyamangalam (n=5) |
144.08 ± 12.46b |
| Anaimalai (n=5) |
88.32 ± 9.00a |
| Cross bred pigs |
Mudumalai (n=5) |
27.19 ± 0.46c |
329. 82** |
| Sathyamangalam (n=5) |
15.97 ± 0.31b |
| Anaimalai (n=5) |
12.61 ± 0.47a |
|
Means bearing different superscripts in the group differ significantly
ns-not significant ** highly significant (P ≤ 0.01) |
| Table 6 : Comparison Of Mean Faecal Cortisol Level In Pigs Among Adjoining
Regions (ng/g) |
