Genetic and environmental parameters for behavioural responses towards humans in farmed ostriches

Authors: Pfunzo T. Muvhali, Maud Bonato, Anel Engelbrecht, Irek A. Malecki, Schalk W. P. Cloete

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, heritability, human-animal relationship, ostrich

2023

Effects of conditioning on the welfare of jaguars (Panthera onca) in captivity

Authors: LCF Garcia, B Dallago, LGD Dantas, FEM Bernal

Publication/Journal: Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia

Keywords: feline, jaguar, positive reinforcement, salivary cortisol, stress, training

2021

The development of fault bars in domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) increases with acute stressors and individual propensity: implications for animal welfare

Authors: A. Arrazola, S. Torrey

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, feather growth, gallus gallus domesticus, psychological stress, stress response, welfare indicator

2019

Effects of assembly and operation of an amusement ride on the behaviour of a pair of captive Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica)

Authors: Jessica J. Harley, Jessica Chaisson, Ian Handel

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: construction, novel attractions, zoo animal welfare

2019

Farmers’ perception of aggression between growing pigs

Authors: Irene Camerlink, Simon P. Turner

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, farmers, perception, pig, survey

2017

Beyond aggression: Androgen-receptor blockade modulates social interaction in wild meerkats

Authors: Javier delBarco-Trillo, Lydia K. Greene, Ines Braga Goncalves, Miriam Fenkes, Jillian H. Wisse, Julian A. Drewe, Marta B. Manser, Tim Clutton-Brock, Christine M. Drea

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: aggression, antiandrogen, behavioral neuroendocrinology, communication, cooperative breeder, field experiment, flutamide, prosocial behavior, subordinate male, testosterone

2016

Compassionate Conservation for Yellowstone’s Wolves

Authors: T. Povilitis

Publication/Journal: Natural Areas Journal

Keywords: animal welfare, breeder loss, compassionate conservation, ecology, forestry, management, protection, social-structure, united-states, wildlife, wolf management, wolves, yellowstone

2016

Alternative reproductive tactics in female striped mice: Solitary breeders have lower corticosterone levels than communal breeders

Authors: Davina L. Hill, Neville Pillay, Carsten Schradin

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: cooperative breeding, endocrinology, glucocorticoid, oestrogen, plural breeding, single breeder, social environment, social flexibility, social organisation, sociality

2015

Effects of different dietary protein levels during rearing and different dietary energy levels during lay on behaviour and feather cover in broiler breeder females

Authors: Rick A. van Emous, René Kwakkel, Marinus van Krimpen, Wouter Hendriks

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, broiler breeder, diets, laying, rearing

2015

Feed-restricted broiler breeders: State-dependent learning as a novel welfare assessment tool to evaluate their hunger state?

Authors: Louise Anne Buckley, Victoria Sandilands, Paul Morison Hocking, Bert Jan Tolkamp, Rick Brian D’Eath

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, broiler breeder, choice test, feed restriction, preference test, state-dependent learning

2015