“How not to judge a deer by its cover”: a personality assessment study on captive adult red deer males (Cervus elaphus)

Authors: Bruno Esattore, Vedrana Šlipogor, Laura Saggiomo, Martin Walter Seltmann

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: cervids, dominance hierarchy, personality assessment, questionnaires, red deer

2021

Zylkéne to load? The effects of alpha-casozepine on compliance and coping in horses during loading

Authors: Carrie Ijichi, Sophie Green, Keith Squibb, Aisling Carroll, Isobel Bannister

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: alpha-casozepine, heart rate variability, horse loading, infrared thermography, salivary cortisol, stress

2019

Fit for transport? Broiler chicken fitness assessment for transportation to slaughter

Authors: L. Jacobs, E. Delezie, L. Duchateau, K. Goethals, D. Vermeulen, J. Buyse, F. A. M. Tuyttens

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, animal-based welfare measure, broiler chicken, fitness-for-transport assessment, physiological stress, pre-slaughter phase

2017

Investigations Into Equine Transport-Related Problem Behaviors: Survey Results

Authors: B. Padalino, C. Henshall, S. L. Raidal, P. Knight, P. Celi, L. Jeffcott, G. Muscatello

Publication/Journal: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Keywords: australia, behavioral problems, equitation, horse, horses, injury, reinforcement, risk-factors, science, slaughter, stress, training, transportation, veterinary sciences, welfare

2017

Loading horses (Equus caballus) onto trailers—Behaviour of horses and horse owners during loading and habituating

Authors: Jenny Yngvesson, Emelie de Boussard, Matilda Larsson, Anna Lundberg

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, fear, habituation, horse, loading

2016

Postnatal growth and age estimation in Scotophilus kuhlii

Authors: Shiang-Fan Chen, Shang-Shang Huang, Dau-Jye Lu, Tsung-Jen Shen

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: chiroptera, growth curves, hand rearing, lesser asiatic yellow house bat, vespertilionidae

2016

A preliminary case study of the effect of shoe-wearing on the biomechanics of a horse’s foot

Authors: O. Panagiotopoulou, J. W. Rankin, S. M. Gatesy, J. R. Hutchinson

Publication/Journal: Peerj

Keywords: hoof care, horse, horse racing, horse shoes, welfare

2016

Complete nutrient content of four species of commercially available feeder insects fed enhanced diets during growth

Authors: Mark D. Finke

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amino acids, fatty acids, insects, minerals, vitamin e, vitamins, β-carotene

2015

Effects of the different transport phases on equine health status, behavior, and welfare: A review

Authors: Barbara Padalino

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: health status, horses, road transport, stressor, welfare

2015

Trailer temperature and humidity during winter transport of cattle in Canada and evaluation of indicators used to assess the welfare of cull beef cows before and after transport

Authors: C. Goldhawk, E. Janzen, L. A. González, T. Crowe, J. Kastelic, C. Kehler, M. Siemens, K. Ominski, E. Pajor, K. S. Schwartzkopf-Genswein

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: beef cattle, beef cows, cows, cull, humidity, trailer, transport, travel

2015