Assessing animal welfare: a triangulation of preference, judgement bias and other candidate welfare indicators

Authors: Elizabeth S Paul, William Browne, Michael T Mendl, Gina Caplen, Anna Trevarthen, Suzanne Held, Christine J Nicol

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

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2022

A bibliometric analysis of past and emergent trends in animal welfare science

Authors: Raf Freire, CJ Nicol

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, animal well-being, bibliometrics, citation analysis, publications, scientometrics

2019

Behavioural and physiological responses of laying hens to automated monitoring equipment

Authors: Stephanie Buijs, Francesca Booth, Gemma Richards, Laura McGaughey, Christine J. Nicol, Joanne Edgar, John F. Tarlton

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, automated monitoring, domestic fowl, preening, thermography

2018

Provision of a resource package reduces feather pecking and improves ranging distribution on free-range layer farms

Authors: Isabelle C. Pettersson, Claire A. Weeks, Christine J. Nicol

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, enrichment, feather pecking, laying hens, range use, welfare

2017

Automated detection and characterisation of rumination in sheep using in vivo electrophysiology

Authors: Alister U. Nicol, Nicholas Perentos, Amadeu Q. Martins, A. Jennifer Morton

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: dysphagia, electroencephalogram, electromyogram, electrooculogram, mastication

2016

Consumer attitudes to injurious pecking in free-range egg production

Authors: R. M. Bennett, P. J. Jones, C. J. Nicol, R. B. Tranter, C. A. Weeks

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, consumer attitudes, free-range layers, injurious pecking, management strategies, willingness-to-pay

2016

Effects of carprofen, meloxicam and butorphanol on broiler chickens’ performance in mobility tests

Authors: B. Hothersall, G. Caplen, R. M. A. Parker, C. J. Nicol, A. E. Waterman-Pearson, C. A. Weeks, J. C. Murrell

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: analgesia, animal welfare, broiler chicken, lameness, mobility, pain

2016

Effects of maternal vocalisations on the domestic chick stress response

Authors: Joanne Edgar, Ilana Kelland, Suzanne Held, Elizabeth Paul, Christine Nicol

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, chicken, maternal, simulation, vocalisation, welfare

2015

The risk factors affecting the development of vent pecking and cannibalism in free-range and organic laying hens

Authors: S. L. Lambton, T. G. Knowles, C. Yorke, C. J. Nicol

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cannibalism, free range, laying hens, risk-factors, vent pecking

2015