A functional approach to the body condition assessment of lactating donkeys as a tool for welfare evaluation
Publication/Journal: Peerj
Keywords: adiposity, body condition, condition score, disorders, domestic horses, donkey, equus-asinus, fatty neck score, milk, morphometric measurements, multidisciplinary sciences, ponies, prevalence, risk-factors, welfare
2017
Investigations Into Equine Transport-Related Problem Behaviors: Survey Results
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
Canine aggression toward family members in Spain: Clinical presentations and related factors
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research
Keywords: aggression, behavior problems, behavioral and environmental factors, behavioral sciences, breed, dog, domestic dogs, english cocker-spaniels, family members, human-directed aggression, management, prevalence, puppies, risk-factors, training methods, veterinary sciences
2016
Invited review: Changes in the dairy industry affecting dairy cattle health and welfare
Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science
Keywords: activity-monitoring-system, agriculture, antimicrobials, automated calf feeder, automated milking system, automatic, avium subspecies paratuberculosis, biosecurity, clinical mastitis, dairy & animal science, farm-animal, food science & technology, genome-wide association, herd size, immune-response traits, level risk-factors, milking systems, somatic-cell score, viral diarrhea virus, welfare
2015
The risk factors affecting the development of vent pecking and cannibalism in free-range and organic laying hens
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, cannibalism, free range, laying hens, risk-factors, vent pecking
2015
Human directed aggression in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris): Occurrence in different contexts and risk factors
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: aggression, behaviour, biting, domestic dog, prevalence, risk-factors
2014
Evaluation of potential variables contributing to the development and duration of plantar lesions in a population of aquarium-maintained African penguins (Spheniscus demersus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: bumblefoot, pododermatitis, risk-factors, substrate, treatment, weight
2012
Self-harm in laboratory-housed primates: Where is the evidence that the Animal Welfare Act amendment has worked?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal, animal welfare/legislation & jurisprudence, animals, behavior, behaviour, bites and stings/epidemiology, bites and stings/psychology, bites and stings/veterinary, forms and records control, haplorhini/psychology, housing, laboratory/psychology, primate diseases/epidemiology, primate diseases/psychology, primates, risk-factors, self mutilation/epidemiology, self mutilation/psychology, social behavior, social behaviour, social environment, united states/epidemiology
2011
Possible influence of neighbours on stereotypic behaviour in horses
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: horse, logistic mixed regression, risk-factors, stereotypies, survey
2008
Management factors affecting stereotypies and body condition score in nonracing horses in Prince Edward Island
Publication/Journal: The Canadian Veterinary Journal
Keywords: animal husbandry, animal husbandry/statistics & numerical data, animal welfare, animal/physiology, animals, behavior, behaviour, body constitution/physiology, female, horses, husbandry standards, male, physiology, prince edward island, questionnaires, risk-factors, sex factors
2006