Asking Animals: An Introduction to Animal Behaviour Testing

Authors: Birte Lindstrøm Nielsen

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, cognition, ethics, learning, memory, motivation, recommendations

2020

Orangulas: effect of scheduled visual enrichment on behavioral and endocrine aspects of a captive orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)

Authors: Juan Olvido Perea Garcia, Alessandro Miani, Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup, Jens Malmkvist, Cino Pertoldi, Trine Hammer Jensen, Rikke Kruse Nielsen, Dan Witzner Hansen, Lars A Bach

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: cortisol, ethogram, no rewards, orangutan, scheduled, visual enrichment

2020

Orangulas: effect of scheduled visual enrichment on behavioral and endocrine aspects of a captive orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus): effect of scheduled visual enrichment on behavioral and endocrine aspects of a captive orangutan

Authors: Juan Olvido Perea Garcia, Alessandro Miani, Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup, Jens Malmkvist, Cino Pertoldi, Trine Hammer Jensen, Rikke Kruse Nielsen, Dan Witzner Hansen, Lars A Bach

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: cortisol, ethogram, no rewards, orangutan, scheduled, visual enrichment

2020

Welfare Effects of the Use of a Combination of Local Anesthesia and NSAID for Disbudding Analgesia in Dairy Calves—Reviewed Across Different Welfare Concerns

Authors: Mette S. Herskin, Bodil H. Nielsen

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: affective state, behavior, dehorning, local anesthesia, NSAID, pain, welfare

2018

Perspective: are animal scientists forgetting the scientific method and the essential role of statistics?

Authors: J. L. Black, S. Diffey, S. G. Nielsen

Publication/Journal: Animal Production Science

Keywords: agriculture, digestible energy, experimental design, measurement accuracy, multidisciplinary, pigs, treatment replications

2017

Retrospective study of mortality in Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) in the European breeding population between 2000 and 2014

Authors: Olivia Metz, Jonathan Williams, Rikke Kruse Nielsen, Nic Masters

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: asiatic lion, congenital defects, infant mortality, mortality review, panthera leo persica

2017

The effect of temporary confinement of hyperprolific sows in Sow Welfare and Piglet protection pens on sow behaviour and salivary cortisol concentrations

Authors: J. Hales, V. A. Moustsen, M. B. F. Nielsen, C. F. Hansen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: housing, lactation, loose sows, sow behaviour, temporary confinement

2016

Physiological and Behavioral Responses of Horses to Wither Scratching and Patting the Neck When Under Saddle

Authors: Zoë W. Thorbergson, Sharon G. Nielsen, Rodney J. Beaulieu, Rebecca E. Doyle

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: horseback riding, relaxation behavior

2016

Agreement between different sleep states and behaviour indicators in dairy cows

Authors: Emma Ternman, Matti Pastell, Sigrid Agenäs, Corina Strasser, Christoph Winckler, Per Peetz Nielsen, Laura Hänninen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural sleep, dairy cows, eeg, nrem sleep, rem sleep

2014

Factors predicting the frequency, likelihood and duration of allonursing in the cooperatively breeding meerkat

Authors: K. J. MacLeod, J. F. Nielsen, T. H. Clutton-Brock

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: allolactation, helper, meerkat, suricata suricatta

2013