Social personality in sheep: Can social strategies predict individual differences in cognitive abilities, morphology features, and reproductive success?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: cognitive abilities, reproductive success, sheep, social personality, social strategies
2019
Sheep farmers’ attitudes to farm inspections and the role of sanctions and rewards as motivation to reduce the prevalence of lameness
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, attitudes, lameness, legislation, rewards, sanctions
2018
Impact of maternal stress and nutrition on behavioural and physiological outcomes in young lambs
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, gestation, offspring response, practical application, sheep, stress
2017
Associations between temperament and gene polymorphisms in the brain dopaminergic system and the adrenal gland of sheep
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: cyp17, dopamine receptor, glucocorticoid, monoamine oxidase, stress
2016
The Impact of Group Size on Welfare Indicators of Ewes during Pregnancy
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: ewes, group-size, pregnancy, welfare indicators
2016
Using a three-axis accelerometer to identify and classify sheep behaviour at pasture
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: activity, decision-tree, grazing, ruminant, sensor
2016
Behavioral and endocrine evaluation of the stressfulness of single-pen housing compared to group-housing and social isolation conditions
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
2015
Behavioural reactivity of ewes and lambs during partial and total social isolation
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: fear, mother-lamb bond, sheep, temperament, welfare
2015
Mother–young behaviours at lambing in grazing ewes: Effects of lamb sex and food restriction in pregnancy
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: attachment, lamb behaviour, maternal behaviour, pasture allowance, sheep, undernutrition
2015
Space allowance during gestation and early maternal separation: Effects on the fear response and social motivation of lambs
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: fearfulness, maternal separation, pre-natal stress, sheep, social motivation, space allowance, welfare
2015