Reindeer spatial use before, during and after construction of a wind farm

Authors: Diress Tsegaye, Jonathan E. Colman, Sindre Eftestøl, Kjetil Flydal, Gunnlaug Røthe, Kåre Rapp

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: avoidance, peninsula, power line, rangifer tarandus, sami reindeer herders, wind farm

2017

Dietary management, husbandry, and body weights of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) during successful pregnancies at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Authors: Kathleen Sullivan, Katherine Kerr, Rachel Wanty, Bryan Amaral, Francisco Olea-Popelka, Eduardo Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: calving, exercise, fertility, gestation, nutrition, obesity

2016

Management and design of hospital pens relative to behavior of the compromised dairy cow: A questionnaire survey of Iowa dairy farms

Authors: Katrine K. Fogsgaard, Mette S. Herskin, Patrick J. Gorden, Leo L. Timms, Jan K. Shearer, Suzanne T. Millman

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy cattle, hospital pens, sickness behavior

2016

A prospective exploration of farm, farmer, and animal characteristics in human-animal relationships: An epidemiological survey

Authors: A. D. des Roches, I. Veissier, X. Boivin, E. Gilot-Fromont, L. Mounier

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: agriculture, animal welfare, attitudes, avoidance, behavioral-response, breed comparisons, calves, cattle, commercial dairy-cows, dairy & animal science, dairy cow, farmer's attitude, food science & technology, human-animal relationships, management, performance, productivity

2016

Calf mortality in semi-domestic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in a Scottish herd: the impact of maternal age and individual differences between cows

Authors: M. W. Jorgensen, S. Jarvis, M. J. Brewer, P. J. Goddard

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, individual, maternal care, mortality, post-natal, reindeer

2015

Does animal welfare influence dairy farm efficiency? A two-stage approach

Authors: J. J. Allendorf, P. J. C. Wettemann

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: agriculture, animal welfare, calving intervals, cows, dairy & animal science, dairy farm, data envelopment analysis, determinants, disorders, efficiency, food science & technology, lameness, milk production, nonparametric frontier models, profitability, technical, technical efficiency

2015

Effects of mother versus artificial rearing during the first 12 weeks of life on challenge responses of dairy cows

Authors: Kathrin Wagner, Daniel Seitner, Kerstin Barth, Rupert Palme, Andreas Futschik, Susanne Waiblinger

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: development, isolation, novel object, rearing, social environment, stress

2015

A survey of Australian dairy farmers to investigate animal welfare risks associated with increasing scale of production

Authors: D. S. Beggs, A. D. Fisher, E. C. Jongman, P. E. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: animal health, animal welfare, dairy farm, herd size

2015

A survey of Australian dairy farmers to investigate animal welfare risks associated with increasing scale of production

Authors: D. S. Beggs, A. D. Fisher, E. C. Jongman, P. H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: agriculture, animal health, animal welfare, cattle, cows, dairy & animal science, dairy farm, food science & technology, herd size, lameness, lying behavior, minnesota, prevalence, science, system

2015

Effect of pre-partum habituation to milking routine on behaviour and lactation performance of buffalo heifers

Authors: Annemari Polikarpus, Fabio Napolitano, Fernando Grasso, Rossella Di Palo, Fabio Zicarelli, David Arney, Giuseppe De Rosa

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, buffalo heifer, milking, pre-partum habituation

2014

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