Exploring horse owners’ and caretakers’ perceptions of emotions and associated behaviors in horses

Authors: Maria J. Hötzel, Michele C. Vieira, Denise P. Leme

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: affective states, animal sentience, animal welfare, behavior, belief in animal mind

2019

Relationships between housing and management factors and clinical health events in elephants in North American zoos

Authors: Katie L. Edwards, Michele A. Miller, Kathy Carlstead, Janine L. Brown

Publication/Journal: PLoS ONE

Keywords: clinical events, elephant, welfare, welfare indicator

2019

Evaluation of a canine and feline behavioural welfare assessment tool for use in companion animal veterinary practice

Authors: Lauren C. Dawson, Cate E. Dewey, Elizabeth A. Stone, Michele T. Guerin, Lee Niel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, cat, dog, veterinary practice, welfare assessment

2018

Dogs’ coping styles and dog-handler relationships influence avalanche search team performance

Authors: Silvana Diverio, Laura Menchetti, Giacomo Riggio, Costanza Azzari, Martina Iaboni, Renato Zasso, Walter Di Mari, Michele Matteo Santoro

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: avalanche search and rescue dogs, copying style, dog behaviour, dog-handler relationship

2017

A simulated avalanche search and rescue mission induces temporary physiological and behavioural changes in military dogs

Authors: Silvana Diverio, Olimpia Barbato, Roberta Cavallina, Gabriella Guelfi, Martina Iaboni, Renato Zasso, Walter Di Mari, Michele Matteo Santoro, Toby G. Knowles

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: avalanche mission, cortisol, dog behaviour, dog physiology, heart rate, search and rescue dogs

2016

Behavioural reactivity of ewes and lambs during partial and total social isolation

Authors: Shanis Barnard, Lindsay R. Matthews, Stefano Messori, Michele Podaliri Vulpiani, Nicola Ferri

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: fear, mother-lamb bond, sheep, temperament, welfare

2015

The effect of unpredictable chronic mild stress on depressive-like behavior and on hippocampal A1 and striatal A2A adenosine receptors

Authors: Leonardo M. Crema, Letícia F. Pettenuzzo, Michele Schlabitz, Luisa Diehl, Juliana Hoppe, Régis Mestriner, Daniela Laureano, Christianne Salbego, Carla Dalmaz, Deusa Vendite

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: a1 receptor, a2a receptor, adenosine, binding, chronic stress, depression, hippocampus, striatum, western blotting

2013

Laboratory efficacy of an anthraquinone-based repellent for reducing bird damage to ripening corn

Authors: James C. Carlson, Shelagh K. Tupper, Scott J. Werner, Susan E. Pettit, Michele M. Santer, George M. Linz

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: agelaius phoeniceus, aversion, chemical repellent

2013

Play behaviour in nonhuman animals and the animal welfare issue

Authors: Ana Flora Sarti Oliveira, André Oliveira Rossi, Luana Finocchiaro Romualdo Silva, Michele Correa Lau, Rodrigo Egydio Barreto

Publication/Journal: Journal of Ethology

Keywords: animal well-being, play behaviour, play-behavior, welfare

2009

Monitoring feed amounts in goliath groupers (Epinephelus itajara) using behavioral conditioning in a large mixed species exhibit

Authors: Michele M. Kittell, Magan E. Ratte

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aquarium, fish, husbandry

2008