Effects of parity and litter size on cortisol measures in commercially housed sows and their offspring

Authors: Sanne Roelofs, Lisa Godding, Jeanne R. de Haan, Franz Josef van der Staay, Rebecca E. Nordquist

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: birth weight, hair cortisol, pigs, salivary cortisol, stress

2019

Female and male pigs’ performance in a spatial holeboard and judgment bias task

Authors: Sanne Roelofs, Rebecca E. Nordquist, Franz Josef van der Staay

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cognition, judgment bias, memory, pigs, sex differences, spatial learning

2017

The use of different objects during a novel object test in stabled horses

Authors: Anneleen Bulens, Hanne Sterken, Sanne Van Beirendonck, Jos Van Thielen, Bert Driessen

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: behavior, horse, novel object

2015

Behavior, production results and meat quality of intact boars and gilts housed in unmixed groups: A comparative study

Authors: Valerie Vanheukelom, Sanne Van Beirendonck, Jos Van Thielen, Bert Driessen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, boar, meat quality, pig

2012