The effect of trough space and floor space on feeding and welfare of lambs in an intensive finishing system

Authors: Ellen C. Jongman, Maxine Rice, Angus J. D. Campbell, Kym L. Butler, Paul H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: feeder space, feeding behaviour, feedlot, floor space, growth, lambs

2017

Assessing feeding motivation in sheep using different behavioural demand models and measures

Authors: Amanda K. Doughty, Drewe Ferguson, Lindsay R. Matthews, Geoff N. Hinch

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: demand, energy balance, feeding motivation, linear elasticity, sheep

2016

Using a three-axis accelerometer to identify and classify sheep behaviour at pasture

Authors: F. A. P. Alvarenga, I. Borges, L. Palkovič, J. Rodina, V. H. Oddy, R. C. Dobos

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity, decision-tree, grazing, ruminant, sensor

2016

The use of quantitative risk assessment to assess lifetime welfare outcomes for breech strike and mulesing management options in Merino sheep

Authors: A. D. Fisher, A. Giraudo, P. A. J. Martin, M. W. Paton

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, flystrike, merino, mulesing, risk-assessment, sheep

2013

Assessment of unconsciousness during slaughter without stunning in lambs

Authors: P. Rodríguez, A. Velarde, A. Dalmau, P. Llonch

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, consciousness, eeg, lambs, neck sticking, religious slaughter

2012

The role of prey abundance and flow regulation in the marking behaviour of Eurasian otters in a Mediterranean catchment

Authors: David Almeida, Rafael Barrientos, Raquel Merino-Aguirre, David G. Angeler

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: carnivore, eurasian otter, faecal-marking behaviour, feeding habit, flow regulation, latrine feature, lutra lutra, mediterranean catchment, territoriality

2012

Sheep exhibit a positive judgement bias and stress-induced hyperthermia following shearing

Authors: Maree E. Sanger, Rebecca E. Doyle, Geoff N. Hinch, Caroline Lee

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: affective state, animal welfare, judgement bias, shearing, sheep, stress-induced hyperthermia

2011

Corticosterone metabolites in blue tit and pied flycatcher droppings: Effects of brood size, ectoparasites and temperature

Authors: Elisa Lobato, Santiago Merino, Juan Moreno, Judith Morales, Gustavo Tomás, Josué Martínez- de la Puente, José Luis Osorno, Alexandra Kuchar, Erich Möstl

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: brood size, corticosterone, cyanistes caeruleus, droppings, ectoparasites, ficedula hypoleuca, parus caeruleus, weather conditions

2008

Widespread amphibian extinctions from epidemic disease driven by global warming

Authors: J. Alan Pounds, Martín R. Bustamante, Luis A. Coloma, Jamie A. Consuegra, Michael P. L. Fogden, Pru N. Foster, Enrique La Marca, Karen L. Masters, Andrés Merino-Viteri, Robert Puschendorf, Santiago R. Ron, G. Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa, Christopher J. Still, Bruce E. Young

Publication/Journal: Nature

Keywords: atelopus, bufo periglenes, chytrid fungus, climate change, extinction, global warming, golden toad, monteverde harlequin frog

2006

Breeding group size, nest position and breeding success in the chinstrap penguin

Authors: Barbosa, Andres; Moreno, Juan; Potti, Jaime; Merino, Santiago

Publication/Journal: Polar Biology

Keywords: breeding, breeding success, chinstrap penguin, group-size, nest position, penguin

1997

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