Development of a novel primate welfare assessment tool for research macaques

Authors: Emilie A. Paterson, Carly I. O’Malley, Dawn M. Abney, William J. Archibald, Patricia V. Turner

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: 3rs, animal behaviour, animal welfare, behaviour management programmes, refinement, welfare assessment

2024

A new approach of stress evaluation in fish using beta-D-Glucose measurement in fish holding-water

Authors: Tomas Makaras, Julija Razumiene, Vidute Gureviciene, Ieva Sakinyte, Milda Stankeviciute, Nijole Kazlauskiene

Publication/Journal: Ecological Indicators

Keywords: Complex metal mixture, Environmentally realistic concentrations, Glucose biosensor, O. mykiss juveniles, stress response, β-d-glucose in holding-water

2020

Interobserver agreement and sensitivity to climatic conditions in sheltered dogs’ welfare evaluation performed with welfare assessment protocol (Shelter Quality protocol)

Authors: Greta Veronica Berteselli, Laura Arena, Luca Candeloro, Paolo Dalla Villa, Fabrizio De Massis

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: animal welfare assessment, dog, protocol, reliability, sensitivity, shelter

2019

Playful activity post-learning improves training performance in Labrador Retriever dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)

Authors: Nadja Affenzeller, Rupert Palme, Helen Zulch

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: activity, consolidation, dog, memory, play, rest

2017

INVITED REVIEW: The usefulness of measuring glucocorticoids for assessing animal welfare

Authors: C. R. Ralph, A. J. Tilbrook

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-1, agriculture, amygdaloid complex, corticosteroid-binding globulin, corticosterone, cortisol, dairy & animal science, electrical-stimulation, free serum, isolation/restraint stress, luteinizing-hormone, pituitary-adrenal axis, plasma corticosteroids, stress responses, tissue cortisol activity, welfare assessment

2016

Social Support Modulates Stress-Related Gene Expression in Various Brain Regions of Piglets

Authors: E. Kanitz, T. Hameister, A. Tuchscherer, M. Tuchscherer, B. Puppe

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Keywords: hpa axis, limbic brain regions, mRNA expression, pig, social buffering, social deprivation

2016

Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) for Eimeria tenella replication — Implications for experimental refinement and animal welfare

Authors: Matthew J. Nolan, Fiona M. Tomley, Pete Kaiser, Damer P. Blake

Publication/Journal: Parasitology International

Keywords: avian coccidiosis, chicken, cytoplasmic beta-actin gene (actb), rapd-scar marker (tn-e03-1161)

2015

Analysing small-scale aggregation in animal visits in space and time: the ST-BBD method

Authors: Tyler R. Bonnell, Pierre Dutilleul, Colin A. Chapman, Rafael Reyna-Hurtado, Raul Uriel Hernández-Sarabia, Raja Sengupta

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: agent-based model, animal movement, beta-binomial distribution, folivore, frugivore, habitat use, monkey, small-scale aggregation, spatiotemporal point pattern analysis

2013

Effects of stressors on the behavior and physiology of domestic cats

Authors: Judi Stella, Candace Croney, Tony Buffington

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cats, feline interstitial cystitis (fic), sickness behavior, stress, welfare

2013

Noninvasive Saliva Collection for DNA Analyses From Free-Ranging Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana)

Authors: N. D. Simons, J. G. Lorenz, L. K. Sheeran, J. H. Li, D. P. Xia, R. S. Wagner

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: genetics, macaca thibetana, noninvasive sampling methods, saliva

2012

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