Neurophysiological correlates of stereotypic behaviour in a model carnivore species
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Brain Research
Keywords: basal ganglia, Dorsal striatum, environmental enrichment, Index Medicus, mink, stereotypic behaviour, Ventral striatum
2019
Hair cortisol concentrations in New Zealand white rabbits subjected to surgery
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol, hair, hpa axis, rabbit, surgery
2018
The skin microbiome of cow-nose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) in an aquarium touch-tank exhibit
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: 16s rrna gene, cow-nose ray, elasmobranch, microbiome, touch-tank
2017
The evaluation of two commercial electric sheep stunning systems: current applied and the effect on heart function
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, electrical stunning, electrocardiogram, halal, sheep, voltage current
2016
Pinch-induced behavioural inhibition (clipthesia) as a restraint method for cats during veterinary examinations: preliminary results on cat susceptibility and welfare
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, cat, clipnosis, clipthesia, scruffing, veterinary examination
2016
Technique for venipuncture of the transverse facial vein in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: black rhinoceros, diceros-bicornis, transverse facial vein, venipuncture
2016
Winning agonistic encounters increases testosterone and androgen receptor expression in Syrian hamsters
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: aggression, androgen receptors, estrogen alpha receptors, medial amygdala, resiliency, testosterone
2016
Cognitive differences in horses performing locomotor versus oral stereotypic behaviour
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behaviour, dopamine, equine, habit, stereotypy, striatum
2015
Neuropeptidergic regulation of pair-bonding and stress buffering: Lessons from voles
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: anxiety, autism, corticotrophin-releasing hormone, depression, dopamine, drug abuse, nucleus accumbens, paraventricular nucleus of the anterior hypothalamus, passive stress-coping, posterior dorsal medial amygdala, social bonding, stress, vasopressin, ventral tegmental area
2015
A new voluntary blood collection method for the Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) and Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: blood collection, facility, operant conditioning training, positive reinforcement, venipuncture, zoo
2015