Development and assessment of a stair ascension challenge as a measure of aging and physical function in nonhuman primates
Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol
Keywords: *Frailty, African green monkey, aging, animals, mobility, nonhuman primates, primates
2024
Modification of Domestic Animal Lameness Scales for Use in Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: asiatic black bear, bear lameness scale, lameness assessment, locomotion, Ursus spp., Ursus thibetanus, welfare assessment
2023
Evaluation of a pressure sensitive walkway for objective gait analysis in normal and arthritic domestic ducks (Cairina moschata domestica)
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: analgesia, carprofen, encapsulated butorphanol tartate, footpad dermatitis, force platform, hydrochloride, lameness, pain, parrots amazona-vertralis
2019
Is the rotarod test an objective alternative to the gait score for evaluating walking ability in chickens?
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, broiler, domestic fowl, gait score, motor co-ordination, walking ability
2019
An automated positioning system for monitoring chickens’ location: Effects of wearing a backpack on behaviour, leg health and production
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: body weight, broiler chicken, habituation, position monitoring, ultra-wideband, welfare
2018
Evaluation of a dustbathing substrate and straw bales as environmental enrichments in commercial broiler housing
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: broiler chicken, dustbathing, environmental enrichment, leg health, welfare
2018
Variables affecting the manifestation of and intensity of pacing behavior: A preliminary case study in zoo-housed polar bears
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: abnormal behavior, anticipatory behavior, bear behavior, gait, pacing, stereotypic behavior
2017
The welfare of ducks during foie gras production
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, control of feeding behaviour, foie gras, force-feeding, liver steatosis, mulard duck
2017
What can kinematics tell us about the affective states of animals?
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: affective state, animal welfare, emotion, gait, kinematics, posture
2017
Effects of carprofen, meloxicam and butorphanol on broiler chickens’ performance in mobility tests
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: analgesia, animal welfare, broiler chicken, lameness, mobility, pain
2016