Ethical evolutions: navigating the future of animal behaviour and welfare research

Authors: Matthew O. Parker, Alan G. McElligott

Publication/Journal: Research Ethics

Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, ethics, research

2023

Linking the roles of personality and stress physiology for managing the welfare of captive big cats

Authors: Janice Vaz, Alan Gerard McElligott, Edward Narayan

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal personalities, animal welfare, big cats, coping style, glucocorticoids, individual variation, stressors

2021

Some like it varied: Individual differences in preference for feed variety in dairy heifers

Authors: Rebecca K. Meagher, Daniel M. Weary, Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, curiosity, foraging behaviour, individual differences, neophobia, preference

2017

Inconsistency in dairy calves’ responses to tests of fearfulness

Authors: Rebecca K. Meagher, Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk, Dax Atkinson, Daniel M. Weary

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: fearfulness, human-animal relationship, neophobia, reliability, validity, well-being

2016

Judgement bias in goats (Capra hircus): investigating the effects of human grooming

Authors: L. Baciadonna, C. Nawroth, A. G. McElligott

Publication/Journal: Peerj

Keywords: emotional states, goats, grooming, judgement bias

2016

Acoustic analysis of cattle (Bos taurus) mother–offspring contact calls from a source–filter theory perspective

Authors: Mónica Padilla de la Torre, Elodie F. Briefer, Tom Reader, Alan G. McElligott

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, calf, cow, individuality, livestock, vocal communication

2015

Autonomic nervous system reactivity in a free-ranging mammal: effects of dominance rank and personality

Authors: Elodie F. Briefer, James A. Oxley, Alan G. McElligott

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: avoidance, behaviour, goats, heart rate, hierarchy, rmssd, sociability

2015

Emotions in goats: mapping physiological, behavioural and vocal profiles

Authors: Elodie F. Briefer, Federico Tettamanti, Alan G. McElligott

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: acoustic communication, arousal, capra hircus, positive emotions, ungulates, valence, vocal analysis

2015

Prophylactic use of antimicrobials in surgical pig models; a literature review (2012-2014)

Authors: A. G. Bradbury, S. Argyle, M. Eddleston, R. E. Clutton

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Record

Keywords: antimicrobial, experimental animal, pigs, surgical model

2015