Stress response, peripheral serotonin and natural antibodies in feather pecking genotypes and phenotypes and their relation with coping style

Authors: Jerine A. J. van der Eijk, Aart Lammers, Joergen B. Kjaer, T. Bas Rodenburg

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: feather pecking, genotype, natural antibody, phenotype, serotonin, stress response

2019

Boldness-mediated habitat use tactics and reproductive success in a wild large herbivore

Authors: Nadège C. Bonnot, Michel Goulard, A. J. Mark Hewison, Bruno Cargnelutti, Bruno Lourtet, Yannick Chaval, Nicolas Morellet

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: behavioural syndrome, docility, individual performance, personality, predation–starvation trade-off, reproductive success, risk taking, space use, ungulate

2018

Neophobia is linked to behavioural and haematological indicators of stress in captive roe deer

Authors: Chloé Monestier, Nicolas Morellet, Hélène Verheyden, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Eric Bideau, Anaïs Denailhac, Bruno Lourtet, Nicolas Cebe, Denis Picot, Jean-Luc Rames, A. J. Mark Hewison

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: behavioural syndrome, captivity, fructosamine, novel object, physiological parameters, repeatability

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

Welfare assessment of horses: the AWIN approach

Authors: E. Dalla Costa, F. Dai, D. Lebelt, P. Scholz, S. Barbieri, E. Canali, A. J. Zanella, M. Minero

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, animal-based, horse, indicator, measure, on-farm

2016

Where are we in the study of animal emotions?

Authors: A. J. de Vere, S. A. Kuczaj

Publication/Journal: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Cognitive Science

Keywords: animal emotion

2016

Animal performativity: Exploring the lives of donkeys in Botswana

Authors: M. Geiger, A. J. Hovorka

Publication/Journal: Environment and Planning D-Society & Space

Keywords: africa, animals, developing-countries, elephants, environmental studies, geography, health, mules, performativity, posthumanist feminism, welfare, working horses

2015

Assessment of Flooring Renovations on African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Behavior and Glucocorticoid Response

Authors: S. A. Boyle, B. Roberts, B. M. Pope, M. R. Blake, S. E. Leavelle, J. J. Marshall, A. Smith, A. Hadicke, J. F. Falcone, K. Knott, A. J. Kouba

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: asian elephant, captive elephants, endocrinology, maximus, multidisciplinary sciences, national-park, nocturnal behavior, serum cortisol, stress, walking rates, zoo elephants

2015

Relationship between plasma and tissue corticosterone in laying hens (Gallus gallus domesticus): implications for stress physiology and animal welfare

Authors: C. R. Ralph, P. H. Hemsworth, B. J. Leury, A. J. Tilbrook

Publication/Journal: Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Keywords: animal welfare, bioavailable corticosterone, corticosterone, stress physiology, tissue glucocorticoids

2015

Attitudes towards catch-and-release recreational angling, angling practices and perceptions of pain and welfare in fish in New Zealand

Authors: R. Muir, A. J. Keown, N. J. Adams, M. J. Farnworth

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: angling, animal welfare, fish, pain, public attitudes, regulations

2013

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