Minimizing the impact of biologging devices: Using computational fluid dynamics for optimizing tag design and positioning
Publication/Journal: Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Keywords: animal welfare, biologging, biotelemetry, computational fluid dynamics, drag, flow simulation, hydrodynamics, tag design
2019
Assessment of stun quality after gunshot used on cattle: a pilot study on effects of diverse ammunition on physical signs displayed after the shot, brain tissue damage and brain haemorrhages
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, brain haemorrhage, cattle, gunshot, physical signs, stun quality
2017
A cage-based training, cognitive testing and enrichment system optimized for rhesus macaques in neuroscience research
Publication/Journal: Behavior Research Methods
Keywords: acquisition, animal, animal welfare, automated testing, baboons papio-papio, behavioral management, cognitive neuroscience, computerized test systems, cortex, environmental enrichment, experimental, housing, macaca-mulatta, mathematical, monkey, mt neurons, non-human primates, parietal, performance, psychology, receptive-field, representation
2017
Humane euthanasia of neonates I: validation of the effectiveness of the Zephyr EXL non-penetrating captive-bolt euthanasia system on neonate piglets up to 10.9 kg live-weight
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, captive bolt, euthanasia, mechanical stunning, piglet, visual evoked potentials
2017
Associations among within-litter differences in early mothering received and later emotional behaviors, mothering, and cortical tryptophan hydroxylase-2 expression in female laboratory rats
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: anxiety, maternal behavior, neophobia, tryptophan hydroxylase-2, within-litter
2016
Effect of gender and halothane genotype on cognitive bias and its relationship with fear in pigs
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: *cognitive bias, fear, gender, halothane genotype, neurotransmitters
2016
Effects of chronic mild stress on behavioral and neurobiological parameters — Role of glucocorticoid
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: bdnf, chronic mild stress, depression, fkbp5, gap junction, gr
2016
Evaluation of the efficacy of a non-penetrating captive bolt to euthanase neonatal goats up to 48 hours of age
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, electroencephalogram, euthanasia, goats, insensibility, non-penetrating captive bolt
2016
Reactions of sheep towards three sets of emotional stimuli: (In)Consistency in respect to stimulus valence and sheep identity
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: activity, consistency, ear postures, fnirs, personality, valence
2016
Restricted vs. unrestricted wheel running in mice: Effects on brain, behavior and endocannabinoids
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: anandamide, c57bl/6 mice, endocannabinoids, exercise, hippocampus, mr spectroscopy, mr volumetry, neurogenesis, physical activity, stereotypy
2016