Dairy goats prefer to use different flooring types to perform different behaviours
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: bacteriology, bedding, behaviour, flooring, preference, welfare
2017
Behavioural response of dairy cows with and without calf-contact to hair of own and alien calves presented in the milking parlour
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: calf rearing, cattle, maternal discrimination, olfaction, young recognition
2016
Is rearing calves with the dam a feasible option for dairy farms?—Current and future research
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: alternative calf rearing, dairy calves, suckling, welfare
2016
Positive and negative gestational handling influences placental traits and mother-offspring behavior in dairy goats
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: behavior, goats, handling, placenta, prenatal stress
2016
Invited review: Cessation of lactation: Effects on animal welfare
Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science
Keywords: agriculture, bovine mammary-gland, dairy & animal science, dairy cow, dairy cows, dairy goat, dry period management, dry-off, food science & technology, infection, internal teat-sealant, intramammary, intramammary infection, milk production, natural behavior, reproductive-performance, somatic-cell counts, subsequent lactation, udder health
2015
Welfare effects of a disease eradication programme for dairy goats
Publication/Journal: animal
Keywords: caprine arthritis encephalitis, caseous lymphadenitis, dairy goat welfare, disease eradication, paratuberculosis
2015
Behavioural patterns established during suckling reappear when piglets are forced to form a new dominance hierarchy
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: aggression, behavioural development, dominance hierarchy, suckling behaviour, teat order, weaning
2014
The effect of ketoprofen on post-partum behaviour in sows
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behaviour, farrowing, ketoprofen, pain, sow
2014
Effect of pre-partum habituation to milking routine on behaviour and lactation performance of buffalo heifers
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behaviour, buffalo heifer, milking, pre-partum habituation
2014
Development and testing of an on-farm welfare assessment protocol for dairy goats
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, dairy goats, health, human-animal relationships, stockmanship
2013