How much is enough? The amount of straw necessary to satisfy pigs’ need to perform exploratory behaviour

Authors: Lene J. Pedersen, Mette S. Herskin, Björn Forkman, Ulrich Halekoh, Kristian M. Kristensen, Margit B. Jensen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abnormal behaviour, activity, growing pigs, rooting material, straw, welfare

2014

Sneaky Monkeys: An Audience Effect of Male Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) on Sexual Behavior

Authors: A.M. Overduin-De Vries, J.J.M. Massen, B.M. Spruijt, E.H.M. Sterck

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: audience effect, mating tactics, monopolization, primates, sexual behavior

2012

Assessing dominance hierarchies: validation and advantages of progressive evaluation with Elo-rating

Authors: C. Neumann, J. Duboscq, C. Dubuc, G. Ginting, A.M. Irwan, M. Agil, A. Widdig, A. Engelhardt

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: david's score, dominance hierarchy, dominance rank, elo-rating, hierarchy stability, i&s*i, macaca nigra, macaca-mulatta, methodology

2011

The effect of diet and feeding level on survival and weight gain of hand-raised harbor seal pups (Phoca vitulina)

Authors: A.M. MacRae, M. Haulena, D. Fraser

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: artificial formulas, harbor seal pups, mortality, rehabilitation, weight gain

2011

Fitness Consequences of Maternal Rearing Strategies in Warthogs: Influence of Group Size and Composition

Authors: A.M. White, E.Z. Cameron

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoology

Keywords: alloparenting, common warthog, cooperative breeding, group augmentation, helper effect, offspring survival, phacochoerus africanus, reproductive strategies, sociality

2011

Effect of the colour of pitfall traps on their capture efficiency of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae), spiders (Araneae) and other arthropods

Authors: S. Buchholz, A.M. Jess, F. Hertenstein, J. Schirmel

Publication/Journal: European Journal of Entomology

Keywords: animal welfare, araneae, by-catch, capture efficiency, carabidae, pitfall trapping, sampling design

2010

Can we really measure animal quality of life? Methodologies for measuring quality of life in people and other animals

Authors: Scott, E.M., Nolan, A.M., Reid, J., Wiseman-Orr, M.L.

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal quality of life, animal welfare, dog, measurement, psychometric, statistical methods

2007

Development of the short-form Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale (CMPS-SF) and derivation of an analgesic intervention score

Authors: Reid, J.; Nolan, A.M.; Hughes, J.M.L.; Lascelles, D.; Pawson, P.; Scott, E.M.

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal pain, animal welfare, dog, measurement, psychometric

2007