The Relevance of Operant Behavior in Conceptualizing the Psychological Well-Being of Captive Animals

Authors: Erin B Rasmussen, M Christopher Newland, Ethan Hemmelman

Publication/Journal: Perspectives on Behavior Science

Keywords: animal welfare, operant behavior

2020

Body language: Its importance for communication with horses

Authors: Jan Ladewig

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: body language, communication, equine, handling, safety

2019

Positive Reinforcement Conditioning as a Tool for Frequent Minimally Invasive Blood and Vaginal Swab Sampling in African Lions (Panthera Leo)

Authors: Isabel Callealta, Imke Lueders, Ilse Luther-Binoir, Andre Ganswindt

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: african lion, behavioral training, blood collection, operant conditioning, vaginal swab collection

2019

A Framework to Assess the Impact of New Animal Management Technologies on Welfare: A Case Study of Virtual Fencing

Authors: Caroline Lee, Ian G. Colditz, Dana L. M. Campbell

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal welfare, avoidance learning, cattle, cognition, cognitive activation theory of stress, livestock, sheep, virtual fencing

2018

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

Successful treatment of infertility in a female Sumatran orangutan Pongo abelii

Authors: Neil Maclachlan, Gordon Hunt, Sarah Fowkes, Melissa Frost, John Miller, Gari Purcell-Jones, Peter Sullivan, Alberto Barbon, Andrew Routh, Francisco J. López, Eluned C. Price

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: hysterosalpingography (hsg), operant conditioning, pressurized fallopian tube perfusion, proximal tube obstruction (pto), ultrasound

2017

Horses can learn to use symbols to communicate their preferences

Authors: Cecilie M. Mejdell, Turid Buvik, Grete H. M. Jørgensen, Knut E. Bøe

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: blanket, clicker training, cognition, operant conditioning, rug, thermoregulation

2016

Mate call as reward: Acoustic communication signals can acquire positive reinforcing values during adulthood in female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

Authors: Alexandra M. Hernandez, Emilie C. Perez, Hervé Mulard, Nicolas Mathevon, Clémentine Vignal

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: *animal mate selection, *animal mating behavior, *animal vocalizations, *bird song, *female animals, birds, operant conditioning, reinforcement

2016

Technique for venipuncture of the transverse facial vein in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

Authors: Justin R. Schlanser, George W. Bohart, Deborah W. Paperd, Cynthia Wagner, Mark Marquardt, Tara M. Harrison

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: black rhinoceros, diceros-bicornis, transverse facial vein, venipuncture

2016

Testing post-weaning food motivation in low and normal birth weight pigs in a runway and operant conditioning task

Authors: L. M. van Eck, A. Antonides, R. E. Nordquist, F. J. van der Staay

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: birth weight, motivation, operant conditioning, pigs, runway

2016

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