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Even in the absence of stressors, temperament is associated with changes in the concentration of stress-responsive hormones and, possibly because of such changes, temperament can affect metabolism. We tested whether, in sheep bred for temperament for 14 generations, “nervous” females have greater concentrations of stress-responsive hormones in the absence of stressors than “calm” females, and whether...