Changes in the welfare of mink (Neovison vison) with date of assessment in the winter and growth periods have limited effects on the overall WelFur categorisation
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, feasibility, mink production, reliability, welfare assessment, welfur
2019
Is boredom an animal welfare concern?
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, boredom, emotional states, exploratory behaviour, individual differences, sensation-seeking
2019
Neurophysiological correlates of stereotypic behaviour in a model carnivore species
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Brain Research
Keywords: basal ganglia, Dorsal striatum, environmental enrichment, Index Medicus, mink, stereotypic behaviour, Ventral striatum
2019
The representativeness of a semi-random sampling method for animal welfare assessments on mink farms
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, feasibility, mink, on-farm welfare assessment, simulation study, welfur
2019
Boredom-like states in mink and their behavioural correlates: A replicate study
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, emotional states, environmental enrichment, inactivity, neovison vison, sensation-seeking
2017
The concept of behavioural needs in contemporary fur science: do we know what American mink (Mustela vison) really need?
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: american mink, animal housing, animal welfare, behavioural needs, ethics, swimming
2017
Effects of group size on behaviour, growth and occurrence of bite marks in farmed mink
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, bite marks, group housing, growth, mink
2017
How tall should a mink cage be? Using animals’ preferences for different ceiling heights to improve cage design
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, cage size, internal cage height, preference, welfare regulations
2017
Mate choice screening in captive solitary carnivores: The role of male behavior and cues on mate preference and paternity in females of a model species, American mink (Neovison vison)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: american mink, breeding success, mate choice, mate preference, olfaction
2017
Towards a taxonomy of stereotypic behaviours in the American mink (Neovison vison), a model Carnivore: Homogeneous or heterogeneous?
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: abnormal repetitive behaviour, american mink, animal welfare, behavioural sequence, ethogram, stereotypic behaviour
2017