Perspectives – Minimizing Observer Bias in Behavioral Studies: A Review and Recommendations

Authors: G.M. Burghardt, J.N. Bartmess-LeVasseur, S.A. Browning, K.E. Morrison, C.L. Stec, C.E. Zachau, T.M. Freeberg

Publication/Journal: Ethology

Keywords: behavioral studies, behavioural studies, observer bias, perspectives

2012

The effects of cage volume and cage shape on the condition and behaviour of captive European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

Authors: L. Asher, G. Davies, C. Bertenshaw, M. Cox, M. Bateson

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bird, cage shape, cage size, european starling, flight, housing, space allowance, stereotypy, sturnus vulgaris, time-budget, welfare

2009

Factors associated with in-transit losses of fattening pigs

Authors: C.E. Dewey, C. Haley, T. Widowski, Z. Poljak, R.M. Friendship

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, epidemiology, in-transit loss, mortality, pig, transport

2009

The effect of a new vertical structure in mitigating aggressive behaviour in a large group of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: C.E. Caws, S. Wehnelt, F. Aureli

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: aggression, animal welfare, chimpanzee, environmental enrichment, injuries, three-dimensional structures

2008

The effect of different degrees of ‘positive’ human-animal interaction during rearing on the welfare and subsequent production of commercial dairy heifers

Authors: Catherine Bertenshaw, Peter Rowlinson, Helen Edge, Simon Douglas, Robert Shiel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: dairy heifers, milking parlour behaviour, positive human-animal interaction, production, rearing, welfare

2008

Exploring heifers’ perception of ‘positive’ treatment through their motivation to pursue a retreated human

Authors: C.E. Bertenshaw, P. Rowlinson

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, anthrozoology, heifers, human-animal relationship, positivetreatment, re-approach test

2008

Survival and Adaptation of a Released Group of Confiscated Capuchin Monkeys

Authors: Suarez, C.E., Gamboa, E.M., Claver, P. and F. Nassar-Montoya

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, capuchin monkeys, cebus apella, colombia, confiscated animal, rehabilitation, wild animal release

2001

Behavioural Adaptation of Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus Vulpecula) to Captivity

Authors: T.D. Day, C.E. O'Connor

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, behaviour, brushtail possum, captivity, trichosurus vulpecula

2000

Effects of Lighting on the Welfare of Domestic Poultry: A Review

Authors: C.E. Manser

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, hens, lighting, physiology, turkeys

1996