The Use of a “Go/Go” Cognitive Bias Task and Response to a Novel Object to Assess the Effect of Housing Enrichment in Sheep (Ovis aries)

Authors: Emma Stephenson, Marie J Haskell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, enrichment, novel object, sheep, welfare

2020

Development and Implementation of Baseline Welfare Assessment Protocol for Captive Breeding of Wild Ungulate-Punjab Urial (Ovis vignei punjabiensis, Lydekker 1913)

Authors: Romaan Hayat Khattak, Zhensheng Liu, Liwei Teng

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behavior, body condition, Pakistan, protocol, Punjab urial, veterinary assessment, welfare

2019

Impact of maternal stress and nutrition on behavioural and physiological outcomes in young lambs

Authors: J. A. Rooke, G. Arnott, C. M. Dwyer, K. M. D. Rutherford

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, gestation, offspring response, practical application, sheep, stress

2017

Validation of scan sampling techniques for behavioural observations of pastured lambs

Authors: A. N. Pullin, M. D. Pairis-Garcia, M. R. Campler, K. L. Proudfoot

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, lamb, pasture, scan sampling, sheep, validation

2017

Assessment of aversion and unconsciousness during exposure to carbon dioxide at high concentration in lambs

Authors: P. Rodríguez, A. Dalmau, X. Manteca, H. Litvan, E. W. Jensen, A. Velarde

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, auditory-evoked potential, aversion, carbon dioxide, sheep, stunning

2016

Lambs show changes in ear posture when experiencing pain

Authors: M. J. Guesgen, N. J. Beausoleil, E. O. Minot, M. Stewart, K. J. Stafford, P. C. H. Morel

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, ear posture, emotion, husbandry, lamb, pain

2016

Is Sarcoptes scabiei infection in pigs a major welfare concern? A quantitative assessment of its effect in the host’s nocturnal rubbing and lying behavior

Authors: Elena Goyena, Rocío Ruiz de Ybáñez, Carlos Martínez-Carrasco, Aída Sáez-Acosta, Guillermo Ramis, Alejandro Torrecillas, Francisco Alonso de Vega, Rosa Casais, José Manuel Prieto, Eduardo Berriatua

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

Keywords: histamine, lying, pigs, rubbing, sarcoptes scabiei

2015

The effect of stun duration and level of applied current on stun and meat quality of electrically stunned lambs under commercial conditions

Authors: C. Berg, C. Nordensten, J. Hultgren, B. Algers

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, blood splash, electrical stunning, sheep, slaughter, stun quality

2012

Associations between open-field behaviour and stress-induced hyperthermia in two breeds of sheep

Authors: C. Pedernera-Romano, J.L Ruiz de la Torre, L. Badiella, X. Manteca

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, fear, open-field test, sheep, stress, stress-induced hyperthermia

2011