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
Maternal Behavior, Posture Change, and Production Performance of Lactating Sows Housed in an Enriched Environment
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: enriched environment, posture, sows, survival
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
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND WELL-BEING SYMPOSIUM: The Common Swine Industry Audit: Future steps to assure positive on-farm animal welfare utilizing validated, repeatable and feasible animal-based measures
Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science
Keywords: agriculture, audit, dairy & animal science, euthanasia, finishing pigs, sows, swine, system, united-states, welfare
2017
Daily rhythms of behavioral and hormonal patterns in male dromedary camels housed in boxes
Publication/Journal: Peerj
Keywords: behavior, camel, circadian rhythm, concentrations, cortisol, daily rhythm, diurnal rhythm, horse, locomotor-activity, multidisciplinary sciences, plasma-cortisol concentrations, pregnant sows, sheep, stereotypies, testosterone, welfare
2017
EFFECT OF AUDITORY ENRICHMENT (MUSIC) IN PREGNANT SOWS WELFARE
Publication/Journal: Engenharia Agricola
Keywords: agricultural engineering, animal behavior, behavior, physiological parameters, sound stimuli stereotypes
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
Farmers’ perception of aggression between growing pigs
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: aggression, farmers, perception, pig, survey
2017
Gradually reducing sow contact in lactation is beneficial for piglet welfare around weaning
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: intermittent suckling, piglet behaviour, weaning, weaning stress, welfare
2017
Impact of prenatal stress and environmental enrichment prior to weaning on activity and social behaviour of piglets (Sus scrofa)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: comfort, emotional reactivity, exploration, housing enrichment, prenatal stress, social behaviour
2017