Effects of different rooting materials on behaviour and welfare of finishing pigs
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behaviour, environmental enrichment, finishing pigs, rooting material, welfare
2024
Relationship between Ear Temperature, Behaviour and Stress Hormones in Guinea Pigs (Cavia proellus) during Different Interactive Activities in Zoos
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal-visitor interaction, comparison between activities, cortisol salivary, stress assessment, zoo animal welfare
2024
Welfare Assessment in Pigs Using the Salivary Proteome
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: biomarkers, health status, pig, piglet, proteome, proteomics, saliva, stress, welfare
2024
Can animals develop depression? An overview and assessment of ‘depression-like’states
Publication/Journal: Behaviour
Keywords: animal behavior, animal psychology, depression, welfare
2021
A Case Study on the Behavioural Effect of Positive Reinforcement Training in a Novel Task Participation Test in Göttingen Mini Pigs
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: clicker training, laboratory pigs, positive reinforcement training, welfare
2021
Vocalisations in Farm Animals: a Step Towards Positive Welfare Assessment
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: emotions, farm animals, positive welfare, vocalisations
2021
Physical and Physiological Indicators of Welfare in Guinea Pigs (Cavia porcellus) Serving as Ambassador Animals
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: ambassador animal, domestication, glucocorticoids, welfare, zoo
2020
The provision of toys to pigs can improve the human-animal relationship
Publication/Journal: Porcine Health Management
Keywords: environmental enrichment, human-animal relationship, play behaviour, positive emotions, strange person test, tail movement
2020
Does the location of enrichment material affect behavior and dirtiness in growing female pigs?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: enrichment material, exploratory behavior, pigs, social behavior, wood
2019
Effects of parity and litter size on cortisol measures in commercially housed sows and their offspring
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: birth weight, hair cortisol, pigs, salivary cortisol, stress
2019