Differences in Mother-Infant Bond and Social Behavior of African Elephant Calves Living In Situ and Ex Situ
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: development, distance keeping, human care, loxodonta africana, wild elephants, zoo elephants
2023
Effects of Positive Reinforcement Training and Novel Object Exposure on Salivary Cortisol Levels under Consideration of Individual Variation in Captive African Elephants (Loxodonta africana)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: glucocorticoid response, individuality, physiological stress, zoo elephants
2021
Diurnal variation of salivary cortisol in captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana) under routine management conditions and in relation to a translocation event
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: baseline, captive management, cortisol secretion, social introduction, stress
2020
Does housing influence maternal behaviour in sows?
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behavioural testing, group-housing system, lactating sows, maternal behaviour
2016
Ferrets’ (Mustela putorius furo) enrichment priorities and preferences as determined in a seven-chamber consumer demand study
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural priorities, consumer demand, enrichment, ferret, maximum price paid
2016
Effects of mother versus artificial rearing during the first 12 weeks of life on challenge responses of dairy cows
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: development, isolation, novel object, rearing, social environment, stress
2015
Network characteristics and development of social structure of agonistic behaviour in pigs across three repeated rehousing and mixing events
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: agonistic behaviour, group level, pigs, social network analysis
2015
Mother rearing of dairy calves: Reactions to isolation and to confrontation with an unfamiliar conspecific in a new environment
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: dam rearing, early social environment, heart rate, saliva cortisol, social behaviour
2013
Electronic detection of lameness in dairy cows through measuring pedometric activity and lying behavior
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: dairy cows, lameness, locomotion, pedometer
2012
Integration into the dairy cow herd: Long-term effects of mother contact during the first twelve weeks of life
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cattle, environment, mother–filial bond, rearing, social behaviour, stress
2012