Blood L-Lactate Concentration as an Indicator of Outcome in Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) Admitted to a Wildlife Rescue Center

Authors: Elena Di Lorenzo, Riccardo Rossi, Fabiana Ferrari, Valeria Martini, Stefano Comazzi

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: biomarkers, blood lactate concentration, blood parameters, prognostic factors, roe deer

2020

Philosophy of a “Good Death” in Small Animals and Consequences for Euthanasia in Animal Law and Veterinary Practice

Authors: Kirsten Persson, Felicitas Selter, Gerald Neitzke, Peter Kunzmann

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal death, euthanasia guidelines, moral stress, veterinary ethics

2020

Dietary-induced modulation of the hindgut microbiota is related to behavioral responses during stressful events in horses

Authors: Alexandra Destrez, Pauline Grimm, Véronique Julliand

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behavior, diet, horses, microbiota, stress

2019

Evaluation of a canine and feline behavioural welfare assessment tool for use in companion animal veterinary practice

Authors: Lauren C. Dawson, Cate E. Dewey, Elizabeth A. Stone, Michele T. Guerin, Lee Niel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, cat, dog, veterinary practice, welfare assessment

2018

Physiological and behavioral effects of animal-assisted interventions on therapy dogs in pediatric oncology settings

Authors: Amy McCullough, Molly A. Jenkins, Ashleigh Ruehrdanz, Mary Jo Gilmer, Janice Olson, Anjali Pawar, Leslie Holley, Shirley Sierra-Rivera, Deborah E. Linder, Danielle Pichette, Neil J. Grossman, Cynthia Hellman, Noémie A. Guérin, Marguerite E. O’Haire

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, animal-assisted intervention, behavior, salivary cortisol, stress, therapy dog

2018

Pilot study evaluating surface temperature in dogs with or without fear-based aggression

Authors: Amanda Rigterink, George E. Moore, Niwako Ogata

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: aggression, dogs, fear, infrared thermography, physiological measure

2018

Assessing stress in dogs during a visit to the veterinary clinic: Correlations between dog behavior in standardized tests and assessments by veterinary staff and owners

Authors: A. K. Linda, E. Hydbring-Sandberg, B. Forkman, L. J. Keeling

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

Keywords: animal hospital, animal welfare, behavior tests, behavioral sciences, canine, canis familiaris, cats, ethology, guidelines, kappa, pain management, personality-traits, questionnaire, responses, scale, validity, veterinary sciences, welfare

2017

Empathy toward animals and people: The role of gender and length of service in a sample of Italian veterinarians

Authors: E. S. Colombo, F. Crippa, T. Calderari, E. Prato-Previde

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

Keywords: attitudes, behavioral sciences, communication, companion animals, education, empathy, gender, health, length of service, medicine, owner-veterinarian relationship, owners, pets, quotient, students, veterinary medicine, veterinary sciences, welfare

2017

Investigating attentional processes in depressive-like domestic horses (Equus caballus)

Authors: C. Rochais, S. Henry, C. Fureix, M. Hausberger

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: anhedonia, attention, behavior, behavioral sciences, biological, cognition, depression, donkeys, future, horses, psychology, stress, welfare, zoology

2016

A new method of walking rehabilitation using cognitive tasks in an adult chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) with a disability: a case study

Authors: Y. Sakuraba, M. Tomonaga, M. Hayashi

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: animal welfare, body weight, captive chimpanzee, chimpanzee, cognitive task, discrimination, paraplegic patients, physical disability, recovery, tetraparesis, treadmill, walking rehabilitation, zoology

2016

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