Behavioral and physiological measures in dairy goats with and without small ruminant lentivirus infection
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: behavior, dairy goat, health, heart rate, SRLV, welfare
2019
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND WELL-BEING SYMPOSIUM: Optimizing outcome measures of welfare in dairy cattle assessment
Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science
Keywords: agriculture, animal behavior, animal welfare, animal well-being, assessing lameness, assessment, behavior, cattle, cows, dairy, dairy & animal science, ensure high repeatability, farm, herds, lesions, lying, outcome measure, prevalence, time, training-program
2017
Designing Better Water Troughs: Does Trough Color Influence Dairy Cows’ Preference?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: color, cow, drinker, preference, water
2017
How to measure dairy cows’ responsiveness towards humans in breeding and welfare assessment? A comparison of selected behavioural measures and existing breeding traits
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: breeding traits, dairy cattle, human-animal relationship, reliability, validity
2017
Applying animal-based welfare assessments on New Zealand dairy farms: feasibility and a comparison with United Kingdom data
Publication/Journal: New Zealand Veterinary Journal
Keywords: animal-based, assessment, assurance schemes, body condition, cattle, cows, dairy cattle, herd, lameness, milk-yield, pasture, prevalence, quality(r), veterinary sciences, welfare
2016
Behavioural response of dairy cows with and without calf-contact to hair of own and alien calves presented in the milking parlour
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: calf rearing, cattle, maternal discrimination, olfaction, young recognition
2016
Human-animal interactions and safety during dairy cattle handling-Comparing moving cows to milking and hoof trimming
Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science
Keywords: agriculture, behavior, claw trimming, dairy & animal science, experience, food science & technology, injuries, injury risk, livestock, moving cattle, productivity, reactivity, training methods, veterinary, work safety, workers
2016
Is rearing calves with the dam a feasible option for dairy farms?—Current and future research
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: alternative calf rearing, dairy calves, suckling, welfare
2016
A prospective exploration of farm, farmer, and animal characteristics in human-animal relationships: An epidemiological survey
Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science
Keywords: agriculture, animal welfare, attitudes, avoidance, behavioral-response, breed comparisons, calves, cattle, commercial dairy-cows, dairy & animal science, dairy cow, farmer's attitude, food science & technology, human-animal relationships, management, performance, productivity
2016
Analysis of animal monitoring technologies in Germany from an innovation system perspective
Publication/Journal: Agricultural Systems
Keywords: agriculture, animal monitoring, challenges, governance, innovation processes, multidisciplinary, precision livestock farming, sectoral innovation, sensors, system, systemic intervention
2015