The Welfare of Domestic Goats (Capra hircus) in a Zoo-Based Animal-Visitor Interaction Program

Authors: Ramont, M., Leahy M., Cronin, K.A.

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: ambassador animals, animal welfare, animal–visitor interactions, petting zoo, ungulate, visitor effect

2021

Behavioral and physiological measures in dairy goats with and without small ruminant lentivirus infection

Authors: Aleksandra Górecka-Bruzda, Daria Reczyńska, Ewa Jastrzębska, Katarzyna Barłowska, Emilia Bagnicka

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavior, dairy goat, health, heart rate, SRLV, welfare

2019

Assessment of Welfare Issues During Traditional Slaughter of Goats in Pretoria, South Africa

Authors: Daniel N. Qekwana, Cheryl M. E. McCrindle, James W. Oguttu, Delia Grace, Beniamino T. Cenci-Goga

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, south africa, traditional slaughter, welfare assessment

2017

Dairy goats prefer to use different flooring types to perform different behaviours

Authors: Mhairi A. Sutherland, Gemma L. Lowe, Trevor J. Watson, Colleen M. Ross, Delphine Rapp, Gosia A. Zobel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bacteriology, bedding, behaviour, flooring, preference, welfare

2017

Face-based perception of emotions in dairy goats

Authors: Lucille G. A. Bellegarde, Marie J. Haskell, Christine Duvaux-Ponter, Alexander Weiss, Alain Boissy, Hans W. Erhard

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, ear postures, emotions, face, goats

2017

Technical contribution: evaluation of the efficacy of a non-penetrating captive bolt to euthanase dairy goat kids up to 30 days of age

Authors: M. A. Sutherland, T. J. Watson, S. T. Millman

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, euthanasia, goats, insensibility, non-penetrating captive bolt

2017

Creating Public Awareness of How Goats Are Reared and Milk Produced May Affect Consumer Acceptability

Authors: Mauro Musto, Daniele Cardinale, Pietro Lucia, Daniela Faraone

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: consumer attitudes, goats, milk production

2016

Evaluation of the efficacy of a non-penetrating captive bolt to euthanase neonatal goats up to 48 hours of age

Authors: M. A. Sutherland, T. J. Watson, C. B. Johnson, S. T. Millman

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, electroencephalogram, euthanasia, goats, insensibility, non-penetrating captive bolt

2016

Feasibility and validity of animal-based indicators for on-farm welfare assessment of thermal stress in dairy goats

Authors: M. Battini, S. Barbieri, L. Fioni, S. Mattiello

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Biometeorology

Keywords: ambient-temperature, animal-based indicator, biophysics, cattle, cold, cold stress, comfort, dairy goat, environmental sciences, heat stress, low-temperatures, meteorology & atmospheric sciences, milk production, physiological-responses, physiology, sheep, thermal, thermoregulatory behavior, welfare assessment, winter

2016

Impact of structural and cognitive enrichment on the learning performance, behavior and physiology of dwarf goats (Capra aegagrus hircus)

Authors: Susann Oesterwind, Gerd Nürnberg, Birger Puppe, Jan Langbein

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cognitive enrichment, dwarf goat, open field, saliva cortisol, structural enrichment, visual-discrimination learning

2016

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