Biomarkers of health and welfare: A One Health perspective from the laboratory side

Authors: Lorena Franco-Martinez, Silvia Martinez-Subiela, Jose Joaquin Ceron, Fernando Tecles, Peter David Eckersall, Katarina Oravcova, Asta Tvarijonaviciute

Publication/Journal: Research in Veterinary Science

Keywords: analytical validation, biomonitoring, one health, one world, traditional medicine

2020

Comparative Personality Traits Assessment of Three Species of Communally Housed Captive Penguins

Authors: Giovanni Quintavalle Pastorino, Richard Preziosi, Massimo Faustini, Giulio Curone, Mariangela Albertini, Dawn Nicoll, Lorna Moffat, Romain Pizzi, Silvia Mazzola

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: aptenodytes patagonicus, Eudyptes moseleyi, personality-traits, Pygocelis papua

2019

How to measure dairy cows’ responsiveness towards humans in breeding and welfare assessment? A comparison of selected behavioural measures and existing breeding traits

Authors: Asja Ebinghaus, Silvia Ivemeyer, Vanessa Lauks, Laura Santos, Kerstin Brügemann, Sven König, Ute Knierim

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: breeding traits, dairy cattle, human-animal relationship, reliability, validity

2017

Behavioural analysis of captive tigers (Panthera tigris): A water pool makes the difference

Authors: Cristina Biolatti, Paola Modesto, Daniela Dezzutto, Francesca Pera, Martina Tarantola, Maria Silvia Gennero, Cristiana Maurella, Pier Luigi Acutis

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity budget, behavioural analysis, enhanced welfare, p. tigris, zoo

2016

How good is this food? A study on dogs’ emotional responses to a potentially pleasant event using infrared thermography

Authors: Tiziano Travain, Elisa Silvia Colombo, Laura Clara Grandi, Eugenio Heinzl, Annalisa Pelosi, Emanuela Prato Previde, Paola Valsecchi

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behavior, dog, heart rate, heart rate variability, infrared thermography, positive emotion

2016

Influence of morning maternal care on the behavioural responses of 8-week-old Beagle puppies to new environmental and social stimuli

Authors: Giovanna Guardini, Chiara Mariti, Jon Bowen, Jaume Fatjó, Silvia Ruzzante, Adrià Martorell, Claudio Sighieri, Angelo Gazzano

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, dog, licking, maternal care, nursing, puppy

2016

Fecal Concentrations of Cortisol, Testosterone, and Progesterone in Cotton-Top Tamarins Housed in Different Zoological Parks: Relationships Among Physiological Data, Environmental Conditions, and Behavioral Patterns

Authors: Sara Fontani, Stefano Vaglio, Valentina Beghelli, Michela Mattioli, Silvia Bacci, Pier Attilio Accorsi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: cortisol, progesterone, tamarins, testosterone, zoos

2014

Evolution of wakefulness, sleep and hibernation: From reptiles to mammals

Authors: Ruben V. Rial, Mourad Akaârir, Antoni Gamundí, Cristina Nicolau, Celia Garau, Sara Aparicio, Silvia Tejada, Lluis Gené, Julián González, Luis M. De Vera

Publication/Journal: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Keywords: basking behavior, basking behaviour, evolution of hibernation, evolution of nrem, evolution of rem, evolution of sleep, goal directed behavior, goal directed behaviour, risk assessment behavior, risk assessment behaviour, sleep phylogeny

2010

A behaviour test on German Shepherd dogs-Heritability of seven different traits

Authors: Silvia Ruefenacht, Sabine Gebhardt-Henrich, Takeshi Miyake, Claude Gaillard

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour test, breeding, dog, genetic, german shepherd, heritability, selection response

2002

Minimal Number of Conspecifics Needed to Minimize the Stress Response of Isolated Mature Ewes

Authors: Silvia Carbajal, Agustin Orihuela

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: ewe, sheep, social isolation, stress

2001

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