Assessing walking posture with geometric morphometrics: Effects of rearing environment in pigs

Authors: Céline Tallet, Emilie Sénèque, Claire Mégnin, Stéphane Morisset, David Val-Laillet, Marie-Christine Meunier-Salaün, Carole Fureix, Martine Hausberger

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: methodology, pig, posture analysis, rearing condition, welfare

2016

Effects of neonatal castration on social behaviour, human–animal relationship and feeding activity in finishing pigs reared in a conventional or an enriched housing

Authors: Céline Tallet, Armelle Brilloüet, Marie-Christine Meunier-Salaün, Valérie Paulmier, Carole Guérin, Armelle Prunier

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, castration, housing system, human-animal relationship, pig

2013

Female canaries invest more in response to an exaggerated male trait

Authors: V. Garcia-Fernandez, T. I. Draganoiu, D. Ung, A. Lacroix, G. Malacarne, G. Leboucher

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: domestic canary, egg, maternal investment, serinus canaria, supranormal stimulus

2013

Chronic restricted access to food leading to undernutrition affects rat neuroendocrine status and olfactory-driven behaviors

Authors: Karine Badonnel, Marie-Christine Lacroix, Régine Monnerie, Didier Durieux, Monique Caillol, Christine Baly

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: behavior, food intake, insulin, leptin, neuroendocrine status, olfaction

2012

Stability of social hierarchy in growing female pigs and pregnant sows

Authors: Jean-Philippe Parent, Marie-Christine Meunier-Salaün, Elsa Vasseur, Renée Bergeron

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: hierarchy, pig, sow, stability, time

2012

Development of approach and handling tests for the assessment of reactivity to humans of sows housed in stall or in group

Authors: Caroline Clouard, Marie-Christine Meunier-Salaün, Nicolas Devillers

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural test, consistency, human-animal relationship, reliability, sows, welfare

2011

A meta-analysis of the combined effect of housing and environmental enrichment characteristics on the behaviour and performance of pigs

Authors: Xavier Averós, Ludovic Brossard, Jean-Yves Dourmad, Karel H. de Greef, Helen L. Edge, Sandra A. Edwards, Marie-Christine Meunier-Salaün

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: enrichment, group-size, k-value, meta-analysis, pig, slat

2010

Spontaneous egg or chick abandonment in energy-depleted king penguins: A role for corticosterone and prolactin?

Authors: R. Groscolas, A. Lacroix, J. Robin

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: brooding, corticosterone, egg/chick abandonment, energy depletion, fasting, incubation, prolactin

2008