Differences in stress and happiness between owners who perceive their dogs as well behaved or poorly behaved when they are left alone

Authors: Mónica Teresa González-Ramírez, Minerva Vanegas-Farfano, René Landero-Hernández

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: happiness, human–dog interaction, pet effect, separation anxiety, separation-related problems, stress

2018

Comparative well-being of horses kept under total or partial confinement prior to employment for mounted patrols

Authors: Gabriela O. Pessoa, Pablo Trigo, Francisco D. Mesquita Neto, Antônio C. C. Lacreta Junior, Ticiana M. Sousa, Joel A. Muniz, Raquel S. Moura

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, heart rate variability, horse, police, stall, stress

2016

Housing conditions do not alter cognitive bias but affect serum cortisol, qualitative behaviour assessment and wounds on the carcass in pigs

Authors: Ricard Carreras, Eva Mainau, Laura Arroyo, Xènia Moles, Joel González, Anna Bassols, Antoni Dalmau, Luigi Faucitano, Xavier Manteca, Antonio Velarde

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, carcass wounds, cortisol, housing conditions, pigs, qualitative behaviour assessment

2016

Mothers and offspring: The rabbit as a model system in the study of mammalian maternal behavior and sibling interactions

Authors: G. González-Mariscal, M. Caba, M. Martínez-Gómez, A. Bautista, R. Hudson

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: circadian, estradiol, light–dark cycle, nest building, oxytocin, pregnancy, progesterone, prolactin, siblings, suckling

2016

Prenatal stress alters the developmental pattern of behavioral indices of sexual maturation and copulation in male rats

Authors: Enrique Hernández-Arteaga, Marisela Hernández-González, Mayra Liliana Ramírez Rentería, Mayra Linné Almanza-Sepúlveda, Miguel Angel Guevara, Marcela Arteaga Silva, Herlinda Bonilla Jaime

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: genital grooming, penile erection, prenatal stress, preputial separation, rats, sexual maturation

2016

Reducing the effect of pre-slaughter fasting on the stress response of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Authors: R. Bermejo-Poza, J. De la Fuente, C. Pérez, S. Lauzurica, E. González de Chávarri, M. T. Diaz, M. Villarroel

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: fasting, fisheries, slaughter, stress, trout

2016

Physiological responses and blood gas exchange following long-distance transport of piglets weaned at different ages over unpaved or paved roads

Authors: R. Martínez-Rodríguez, P. Roldan-Santiago, H. Orozco-Gregorio, M. Trujillo-Ortega, P. Mora-Medina, M. González-Lozano, M. Sánchez-Hernández, H. Bonilla-Jaime, R. García-Herrera, E. Hernández-Trujillo, D. Mota-Rojas

Publication/Journal: Livestock Science

Keywords: long-distance, physiological-responses, road, transport, weaned piglets, welfare

2015

Trailer temperature and humidity during winter transport of cattle in Canada and evaluation of indicators used to assess the welfare of cull beef cows before and after transport

Authors: C. Goldhawk, E. Janzen, L. A. González, T. Crowe, J. Kastelic, C. Kehler, M. Siemens, K. Ominski, E. Pajor, K. S. Schwartzkopf-Genswein

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: beef cattle, beef cows, cows, cull, humidity, trailer, transport, travel

2015

The maintenance and termination of maternal behavior in rabbits: Involvement of suckling and progesterone

Authors: Gabriela González-Mariscal, José Antonio Gallegos

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: lactation, mammary gland, oxytocin, prolactin, uterus, weaning

2014

Morbidity and Mortality of Invertebrates, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals at a Major Exotic Companion Animal Wholesaler

Authors: Shawn Ashley, Susan Brown, Joel Ledford, Janet Martin, Ann-Elizabeth Nash, Amanda Terry, Tim Tristan, Clifford Warwick

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, disease, exotic animal sales, mortality

2014

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