Positive perception of human stroking by lambs: Qualitative behaviour assessment confirms previous interpretation of quantitative data
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: human-animal relationship, lamb, qualitative behaviour assessment, stroking
2017
Assessing walking posture with geometric morphometrics: Effects of rearing environment in pigs
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: methodology, pig, posture analysis, rearing condition, welfare
2016
Gentle interactions decrease the fear of humans in dairy heifers independently of early experience of stroking
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: avoidance distance, calves, cattle, gentle interactions, human-animal relationship, stroking
2016
Guardians’ Perceptions of Cats’ Welfare and Behavior Regarding Visiting Veterinary Clinics
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: behavior, cat, stress, veterinary clinic, welfare
2016
Early human handling in non-weaned piglets: Effects on behaviour and body weight
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: growth, handling, human-animal interactions, pigs, psychological development, welfare
2015
Effects of gentle interactions on the relationship with humans and on stress-related parameters in group-housed calves
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, avoidance distance, calves, cortisol, heart rate, human-animal relationship
2015
Filial attachment in sheep: Similarities and differences between ewe-lamb and human-lamb relationships
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: affiliation, attachment, cognition, comfort, distress, emotion, gentling, human, lamb, mother, oxytocin, sensitive period, stroking, suckling
2015
The influence of gentle interactions on avoidance distance towards humans, weight gain and physiological parameters in group-housed dairy calves
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: average daily gain, avoidance distance, calves, faecal cortisol metabolites, heart rate variability, human-animal relationship
2015
Measuring positive emotions in cows: Do visible eye whites tell us anything?
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: affective states, arousal, cattle, eye whites, positive emotions, welfare assessment
2015
Nasal temperatures in dairy cows are influenced by positive emotional state
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: cows, nasal temperature, peripheral temperature, positive emotions, sentience, welfare assessment
2015