Evaluation of visible eye white and maximum eye temperature as non-invasive indicators of stress in dairy cows
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cattle crush, claw trimming, feed rack, heart rate variability, saliva cortisol
2018
Assessing stress in dogs during a visit to the veterinary clinic: Correlations between dog behavior in standardized tests and assessments by veterinary staff and owners
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research
Keywords: animal hospital, animal welfare, behavior tests, behavioral sciences, canine, canis familiaris, cats, ethology, guidelines, kappa, pain management, personality-traits, questionnaire, responses, scale, validity, veterinary sciences, welfare
2017
Determination of swine euthanasia criteria and analysis of barriers to euthanasia in the United States using expert opinion
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, decision-making, education, euthanasia, swine, timeliness
2017
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
Influence of dietary protein on serum metabolites and antioxidant status: A study in Chrysolophus amherstiae
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: corticosterone, lady amherst's pheasants, malondioldehyde, serum metabolites, thyroid hormones
2016
Behavioural evaluation of analgesic efficacy for pain mitigation in lame sows
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, flunixin meglumine, lameness, meloxicam, swine
2015
Effect of concentrates restriction on feed consumption, diet digestibility, and nitrogen utilization in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: asiatic elephants, energy restriction, intake, metabolic fecal nitrogen, protein utilization
2015
Effect of feeding Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) root as prebiotic on nutrient utilization, fecal characteristics and serum metabolite profile of captive Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) fed a meat-on-bone diet
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: clinical chemistry, fecal characteristics, jerusalem artichoke, nutrient utilization, panthera pardus fusca, prebiotic
2015
Intra-day variation of Qualitative Behaviour Assessment outcomes in dairy cattle
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, dairy cattle, observation time, qualitative behaviour assessment, reliability, welfare quality®
2015
Development and Validation of a Behavioral Acclimation Protocol for Cats to Respiration Chambers Used for Indirect Calorimetry Studies
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: acclimation, behavior, cats
2012