Correlates of home range sizes of giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis

Authors: Mara A. Knüsel, Derek E. Lee, Barbara König, Monica L. Bond

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: giraffe, home range estimation, kernel utilization distribution, minimum convex polygon

2019

How to measure dairy cows’ responsiveness towards humans in breeding and welfare assessment? A comparison of selected behavioural measures and existing breeding traits

Authors: Asja Ebinghaus, Silvia Ivemeyer, Vanessa Lauks, Laura Santos, Kerstin Brügemann, Sven König, Ute Knierim

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: breeding traits, dairy cattle, human-animal relationship, reliability, validity

2017

Indicators of stress in equitation

Authors: U. König v. Borstel, E. K. Visser, C. Hall

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, cortisol, heart rate variability, horse, riding, stress

2017

Inter- and intra-observer reliability of different methods for recording temperament in beef and dairy calves

Authors: Anina Vogt, Edit Lesa Aditia, Imke Schlechter, Susanne Schütze, Katrin Geburt, Matthias Gauly, Uta König von Borstel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cattle, inter-observer reliability, intra-observer reliability, temperament assessment, visual analogue scale

2017

Influence of testosterone on the docility of German Simmental and Charolais heifers during behavior tests

Authors: Katrin Geburt, Marion Piechotta, Uta König von Borstel, Matthias Gauly

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aggression, beef cattle, behavior tests, biomarker, docility, temperament, testosterone

2015

Interaction between sows’ aggressiveness post mixing and skin lesions recorded several weeks later

Authors: Björn Tönepöhl, Anne K. Appel, Barbara Voß, Uta König von Borstel, Matthias Gauly

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggressiveness, indicator trait, individual behaviour, reproductive traits, skin lesions, sow

2013

Equine behaviour and heart rate in temperament tests with or without rider or handler

Authors: U. König von Borstel, S. Euent, P. Graf, S. König, M. Gauly

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: equine, heart rate variability, horseback riding, human-animal interaction, reactivity, temperament

2011

Structural enrichment and enclosure use in an opportunistic carnivore: the red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Authors: C. Kistler, D. Hegglin, H. Würbel, B. König

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, red fox, structural preference, vulpes vulpes, zoo

2010

Interactions between red-billed oxpeckers and black rhinos in captivity

Authors: Alan G. McElligott, Ivan Maggini, Lorenz Hunziker, Barbara König

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: buphagus erythrorhynchus, diceros-bicornis, mutualism, ungulate

2004