| abstract |
The present invention relates to a method for monitoring metabolic diseases or stress in an animal using hair and a monitoring apparatus using the same, and more particularly, to a method for monitoring metabolic diseases or stress in an animal by using hair and collecting hair from the dorsal midline between the scapulae of a non-human animal. Quantitatively analyzing minerals including Ca, K, Na, Mg, Fe, Mn, and Al from the collected hair sample; And at least one selected from the group consisting of Ca, K, Na, Fe, Mn, Al, Ca / K, Na / Mg and Na / K, Or determining a stress. According to the present invention, it is possible to monitor not only the nutritional status of an animal but also metabolic diseases or stresses non-invasively and easily and accurately. |