Evaluation of Targeted Injections of Ivermectin or Potassium Chloride for Euthanasia of Anesthetized Thorny Devil Stick Insects (Eurycantha calcarata)

Authors: Ashlyn C Heniff, Melinda A Gorges, Gregory A Lewbart, Julie A Balko

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: Eurycantha calcarata, euthanasia, insects, ivermectin, KCl, potassium chloride, thorny devil stick insect

2023

Injections to pregnant mice produce prenatal stress that affects aggressive behavior in their adult male offspring

Authors: Monika Ogrizek, Neža Grgurevič, Tomaž Snoj, Gregor Majdič

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: aggressive behavior, calbindin, immunohistochemistry, mouse, prenatal stress, sexual behavior, testosterone, vassopressin

2018

Acute ACTH-induced elevations of circulating cortisol do not affect hair cortisol concentrations in calves

Authors: O. Tallo-Parra, M. Lopez-Bejar, A. Carbajal, L. Monclus, X. Manteca, M. Devant

Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: acth, adrenocorticotropic hormone challenge, age, animal welfare, blood cortisol, body region, bovine, corticosterone, cows, dairy cattle, endocrinology & metabolism, external, factors, future-directions, hair cortisol, stress, validation

2017

Antagonism of V1b receptors promotes maternal motivation to retrieve pups in the MPOA and impairs pup-directed behavior during maternal defense in the mpBNST of lactating rats

Authors: Doris S. Bayerl, Veronika Kaczmarek, Benjamin Jurek, Erwin H. van den Burg, Inga D. Neumann, Barbara M. Gaßner, Stefanie M. Klampfl, Oliver J. Bosch

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: arginine-vasopressin, maternal aggression, maternal care, maternal defense test, pup retrieval test, ssr149415, v1a receptor, v1b receptor

2016

Developmental effects of vasotocin and nonapeptide receptors on early social attachment and affiliative behavior in the zebra finch

Authors: Nicole M. Baran, Nathan C. Sklar, Elizabeth Adkins-Regan

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: affiliation, arginine vasotocin, attachment, development, nonapeptides, v1ar, vasopressin, zebra finch

2016

Effects of acute corticosterone treatment on male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster): Territorial aggression does not accompany induced social preference

Authors: Dimitri V Blondel, Steven M Phelps

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: corticosterone, microtus ochrogaster, monogamy, prairie vole, stress

2016

Nest building as an indicator of illness in laboratory mice

Authors: Brianna N. Gaskill, Kathleen R. Pritchett-Corning

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: handling, mice, nest building, sickness behaviors, welfare

2016

Behavioural assessment of pain in commercial turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) with foot pad dermatitis

Authors: A. Sinclair, C. W. Wyneken, T. Veldkamp, L. J. Vinco, P. M. Hocking

Publication/Journal: British Poultry Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, adult male turkeys, agriculture, analgesia, animals, dairy & animal science, glucocorticoids, growing turkeys, litter, moisture, rats, starlings sturnus-vulgaris, welfare

2015

Playful handling of laboratory rats is more beneficial when applied before than after routine injections

Authors: Sylvie Cloutier, Kimberly L. Wahl, Jaak Panksepp, Ruth C. Newberry

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal handling, fear and anxiety, injection, pain, play behaviour, positive affective states

2015

Genetic analysis of the individual pig behaviour in backtests and human approach tests

Authors: K. Scheffler, E. Stamer, I. Traulsen, J. Krieter

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: backtest, behaviour, heritability, human approach test, pig

2014

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