A network perspective on animal welfare

Authors: T. Rowland, T. W. Pike, O. H. P. Burman

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: affect, animal welfare, complexity, dynamics, networks, statistics

2021

The effects of a choice test between food rewards and human interaction in a herd of domestic horses of varying breeds and experiences

Authors: Emily Kieson, Crystal Felix, Summer Webb, Charles I Abramson

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: equine behavior, horse-human interaction, human-animal interaction, positive reinforcement, preference, reward

2020

Social Experience of Captive Livingstone’s Fruit Bats (Pteropus livingstonii)

Authors: Morgan J Welch, Tessa Smith, Charlotte Hosie, Dominic Wormell, Eluned Price, Christina R Stanley

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, binomial mixture modelling, captive welfare, dominance, evidence based, Livingstone's fruit bat, network assortment, social network analysis, social roles

2020

Minimizing the impact of biologging devices: Using computational fluid dynamics for optimizing tag design and positioning

Authors: William P. Kay, David S. Naumann, Hannah J. Bowen, Simon J. Withers, Benjamin J. Evans, Rory P. Wilson, Thomas B. Stringell, James C. Bull, Phil W. Hopkins, Luca Borger

Publication/Journal: Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Keywords: animal welfare, biologging, biotelemetry, computational fluid dynamics, drag, flow simulation, hydrodynamics, tag design

2019

Application of Free Choice Profiling to assess the emotional state of dogs housed in shelter environments

Authors: Laura Arena, Franҫoise Wemelsfelder, Stefano Messori, Nicola Ferri, Shanis Barnard

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: emotions, free choice profiling, generalised procrustes analysis, qualitative behavioural assessment, shelter dogs, welfare

2017

The importance of hormonal circadian rhythms in daily feeding patterns: An illustration with simulated pigs

Authors: Iris J. M. M. Boumans, Imke J. M. de Boer, Gert Jan Hofstede, Susanne E. la Fleur, Eddie A. M. Bokkers

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: alternans pattern, circadian rhythm, cortisol, decision-making, energy balance, feeding behaviour, melatonin, modelling, motivation, pig

2017

Infrared Thermography as a Diagnostic Tool for Pododermatitis in Captive Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Authors: Anita Tolpinrud, Michelle F O'Brien, Will S. M. Justice, Michelle Barrows, Oliver D.M Steele, Sophie Gent, Anna Meredith

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: bumblefoot, foot pad dermatitis, temperature, thermal imaging

2017

Proximity and animal welfare in the context of tourist interactions with habituated dolphins

Authors: L. Bach, M. Burton

Publication/Journal: Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Keywords: animal ethics, bottle-nosed dolphins, choice experiments, choice modelling, conceptual-framework, conservation, ecotourism, green & sustainable science & technology, hospitality, human/dolphin, interaction, leisure, management, national-park, sport &, sustainability, tourism, tursiops-truncatus, western-australia, wildlife

2017

Agent-based modelling in applied ethology: An exploratory case study of behavioural dynamics in tail biting in pigs

Authors: Iris J. M. M. Boumans, Gert Jan Hofstede, J. Elizabeth Bolhuis, Imke J. M. de Boer, Eddie A. M. Bokkers

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: agent-based model, behavioural patterns, motivation, tail biting behaviour, time-budget, welfare

2016

Factors influencing the attitude of equestrians towards sport horse welfare

Authors: C. Ikinger, A. Spiller, M. Kayser

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, attitudes towards animals, equestrians, horse, partial least squares equation modelling, sport horse welfare

2016

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