The effectiveness of conditioned aversion in wolves: Insights from experimental tests

Authors: Jorge Tobajas, María Josefa Ruiz-Aguilera, José Vicente López-Bao, Pablo Ferreras, Rafael Mateo

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: conditioned taste aversion, human–wildlife conflict, large carnivore conservation, livestock predation, non-lethal predation control, wildlife management

2020

A meta-analysis on the effects of the housing environment on the behaviour, mortality, and performance of growing rabbits

Authors: R. Sommerville, R. Ruiz, X. Averós

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, growing rabbit, meta-analysis, mortality, performance

2017

The Impact of Group Size on Welfare Indicators of Ewes during Pregnancy

Authors: X. Averos, I. B. de Heredia, R. Ruiz, I. Estevez

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: ewes, group-size, pregnancy, welfare indicators

2016

Managing the Cayo Santiago rhesus macaque population: The role of density

Authors: Raisa Hernandez-Pacheco, Diana L. Delgado, Richard G. Rawlins, Matthew J. Kessler, Angelina V. Ruiz-Lambides, Elizabeth Maldonado, Alberto M. Sabat

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: culling, density-dependence, macaca-mulatta, population viability

2016

Acoustic analysis of cattle (Bos taurus) mother–offspring contact calls from a source–filter theory perspective

Authors: Mónica Padilla de la Torre, Elodie F. Briefer, Tom Reader, Alan G. McElligott

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, calf, cow, individuality, livestock, vocal communication

2015

Is Sarcoptes scabiei infection in pigs a major welfare concern? A quantitative assessment of its effect in the host’s nocturnal rubbing and lying behavior

Authors: Elena Goyena, Rocío Ruiz de Ybáñez, Carlos Martínez-Carrasco, Aída Sáez-Acosta, Guillermo Ramis, Alejandro Torrecillas, Francisco Alonso de Vega, Rosa Casais, José Manuel Prieto, Eduardo Berriatua

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: histamine, lying, pigs, rubbing, sarcoptes scabiei

2015

Space allowance during gestation and early maternal separation: Effects on the fear response and social motivation of lambs

Authors: Xavier Averós, Joanna Marchewka, Ignacia Beltrán de Heredia, Adroaldo Jose Zanella, Roberto Ruiz, Inma Estevez

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: fearfulness, maternal separation, pre-natal stress, sheep, social motivation, space allowance, welfare

2015

The behaviour of gestating dairy ewes under different space allowances

Authors: Xavier Averós, Areta Lorea, Ignacia Beltrán de Heredia, Roberto Ruiz, Joanna Marchewka, Josune Arranz, Inma Estevez

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: dairy ewe, pregnancy, social behaviour, space allowance, welfare

2014

The effect of social buffering on fear responses in sheep (Ovis aries)

Authors: Matilú González, Xavier Averós, Ina Beltrán de Heredia, Roberto Ruiz, Josune Arranz, Inma Estevez

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: buffering effect, movement, reactivity, sheep, social interactions

2013

Effectiveness of fluoxetine to control fur-chewing behaviour in the chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)

Authors: María G. Galeano, Rubén D. Ruiz, Marta Fiol de Cuneo, Marina F. Ponzio

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abnormal repetitive behaviour, fur-chewing, obsessive-compulsive, ssri, stress

2013

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