Effects of parity and litter size on cortisol measures in commercially housed sows and their offspring
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: birth weight, hair cortisol, pigs, salivary cortisol, stress
2019
Parity Influences the Demeanor of Sows in Group Housing
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: behavior, group housing, parity, qba, sow
2018
Daytime summer access to pasture vs. free-stall barn in dairy cows with year-long outdoor experience: A case study
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: dairy cows, experienced grazer, pasture, year-long outdoor access
2017
Evaluating measures of exploratory behaviour in sows around farrowing and during lactation—A pilot study
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: energy status, exploration, lactation, manipulable object, novel object, sow
2017
Long-term alterations in neural and endocrine processes induced by motherhood in mammals
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: behavior, endocrine, neuroendocrine, parity, prolactin, reproductive experience
2016
A synthetic olfactory agonist reduces aggression when sows are mixed into small groups
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: aggression, appeasing pheromone, group housing, sow, synthetic olfactory agonist, welfare
2016
Weaning and separation stress: maternal motivation decreases with litter age and litter size in farmed mink
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: glucocorticoids, infrared thermography (irt), litter size, maternal behaviour, stress, weaning
2016
Behavioural reactivity of ewes and lambs during partial and total social isolation
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: fear, mother-lamb bond, sheep, temperament, welfare
2015
Influences of various factors on cows’ entrance order into the milking parlour
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: dairy cows’ behaviour, health monitoring, mastitis, milking order, precision livestock farming (plf)
2015
Strategic use of straw increases nest building in loose housed farrowing sows
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: farrowing duration, maternal behaviour, parturition, piglet, stillbirth, stillborn
2015