An animal welfare assessment framework for helicopter darting: a case study with a newly developed method for feral horses

Authors: J. O. Hampton, H. Robertson, P. J. Adams, T. H. Hyndman, T. Collins

Publication/Journal: Wildlife Research

Keywords: behavioral-responses, behaviour, chemical immobilization, drive, ecology, ethics, field immobilization, human dimensions, management, medetomidine-ketamine, nets, radio telemetry, reversible immobilization, stress, tiletamine-zolazepam, tranquilizer darts, white-tailed deer, wildlife, xylazine hydrochloride, zoology

2016

The effects of metabolic cage housing and sex on cognitive bias expression in rats

Authors: T. H. Barker, G. S. Howarth, A. L. Whittaker

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, judgement bias paradigm, metabolic cage, sex differences

2016

Improving Animal Welfare in Wildlife Shooting: The Importance of Projectile Energy

Authors: J. O. Hampton, P. J. Adams, D. M. Forsyth, B. D. Cowled, I. G. Stuart, T. H. Hyndman, T. Collins

Publication/Journal: Wildlife Society Bulletin

Keywords: animal welfare, bullet, hunting, projectile, shooting

2016

Tree cover and injurious feather-pecking in commercial flocks of free-range laying hens: a follow up

Authors: A. Bright, R. Gill, T. H. Willings

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, free range, injurious feather-pecking, laying hens, plumage damage, tree cover

2016

Brown skin disease: A syndrome of dysecdysis in puerto rican crested toads (Peltophryne lemur)

Authors: Graham Crawshaw, Maria Pienkowski, Andrew Lentini, Christopher Dutton, Pauline Delnatte, Deanna Russell, Charlene Berkvens, Ian Barker, Dale Smith

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibian, hyperkeratosis, skin

2014

Factors Affecting Penetrating Captive Bolt Gun Performance

Authors: Troy J. Gibson, Charles W. Mason, Jade Y. Spence, Heather Barker, Neville G. Gregory

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: captive-bolt stunning, slaughter

2014

Serum and hepatic vitamin A levels in captive and wild marine toads (Bufo marinus)

Authors: Charlene N. Berkvens, Andrew Lentini, Christopher J. Dutton, David L. Pearl, Ian K. Barker, Graham J. Crawshaw

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: bufo marinus, hepatic, marine toad, retinol, serum, vitamin a

2014

Factors predicting the frequency, likelihood and duration of allonursing in the cooperatively breeding meerkat

Authors: K. J. MacLeod, J. F. Nielsen, T. H. Clutton-Brock

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: allolactation, helper, meerkat, suricata suricatta

2013

No evidence for adaptive sex ratio variation in the cooperatively breeding meerkat, Suricata suricatta

Authors: K. J. MacLeod, T. H. Clutton-Brock

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: maternal dominance, meerkat, offspring sex ratio variation, suricata suricatta

2013

Reducing post-mixing aggression and skin lesions in weaned pigs by application of a synthetic maternal pheromone

Authors: J.H. Guy, S.E. Burns, J.M. Barker, S.A. Edwards

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: aggression, animal welfare, behaviour, pheromone, pig, weaning

2009