Saliva and Blood Cortisol Measurement in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Methodology, Application, and Limitations

Authors: Daniela Rickert, Ralph Simon, Lorenzo von Fersen, Katrin Baumgartner, Thomas Bertsch, Clemens Kirschbaum, Michael Erhard

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, blood cortisol, bottlenose dolphin, saliva cortisol, stress measurement, tursiops-truncatus

2021

Face-based perception of emotions in dairy goats

Authors: Lucille G. A. Bellegarde, Marie J. Haskell, Christine Duvaux-Ponter, Alexander Weiss, Alain Boissy, Hans W. Erhard

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, ear postures, emotions, face, goats

2017

Brachycephalic problems of pugs relevant to animal welfare

Authors: A. Bartels, V. Martin, E. Bidoli, S. Steigmeier-Raith, A. Brühschwein, S. Reese, R. Köstlin, M. Erhard

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, brachycephalic airway syndrome, physical exercise, pugs, retropugs, stress test

2015

Stress Assessment in Small Ruminants Kept on City Farms in Southern Germany

Authors: Anna-Katarina Schilling, Sven Reese, Rupert Palme, Michael Erhard, Anna-Caroline Wöhr

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: small ruminants, stress

2015

Comparison of indoor and captive, free-roaming management in golden- headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) at Zürich Zoo

Authors: H.W. Steinmetz, R. Zingg, P. Ossent, U. Eulenberger, M. Clauss, J.M. Hatt

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, disease, golden-headed lion tamarin, husbandry, reproduction, zoonosis

2011

Relationships between scores of the feline temperament profile and behavioural and adrenocortical responses to a mild stressor in cats

Authors: Tazuko Iki, Frank Ahrens, Katharina Hannah Pasche, Angela Bartels, Michael Helmut Erhard

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: acute stress, behavior, behaviour, cat, cortisol, temperament test

2011

Individual Personality and the Spatial Distribution of Groups of Grazing Animals: An Example with Sheep

Authors: A. M. Sibbald, H. W. Erhard, J. E. McLeod, R. J. Hooper

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: exploration test, grazing, minimum convex hull area, nearest neighbour distance, sheep, shy–bold continuum

2009

Assessing the relative aversiveness of two stimuli: single sheep in the arena test

Authors: H.W. Erhard

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, approach-avoidance conflict, aversion, motivation, sheep

2003

Behavioural and hormonal indicators of enduring environmental stress in dogs

Authors: B. Beerda, M.B.H. Schilder, J.A.R.A.M. van Hooff, H.W. de Vries, J.A. Mol

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, behaviour, chronic stress, dog, urinary catecholamines, urinary cortisol

2000