The importance of hormonal circadian rhythms in daily feeding patterns: An illustration with simulated pigs

Authors: Iris J. M. M. Boumans, Imke J. M. de Boer, Gert Jan Hofstede, Susanne E. la Fleur, Eddie A. M. Bokkers

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: alternans pattern, circadian rhythm, cortisol, decision-making, energy balance, feeding behaviour, melatonin, modelling, motivation, pig

2017

Inter- and intra-observer reliability of different methods for recording temperament in beef and dairy calves

Authors: Anina Vogt, Edit Lesa Aditia, Imke Schlechter, Susanne Schütze, Katrin Geburt, Matthias Gauly, Uta König von Borstel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cattle, inter-observer reliability, intra-observer reliability, temperament assessment, visual analogue scale

2017

Chronic corticosterone treatment enhances extinction-induced depression in aged rats

Authors: Joseph P. Huston, Mara Komorowski, Maria A. de Souza Silva, Valéria Lamounier-Zepter, Susanne Nikolaus, Claudia Mattern, Christian P. Müller, Bianca Topic

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: acth, chronic stress, corticosterone, depression model, despair, extinction, goal tracking

2016

Gentle interactions decrease the fear of humans in dairy heifers independently of early experience of stroking

Authors: Stephanie Lürzel, Ines Windschnurer, Andreas Futschik, Susanne Waiblinger

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: avoidance distance, calves, cattle, gentle interactions, human-animal relationship, stroking

2016

Rewinding the process of mammalian extinction

Authors: Joseph Saragusty, Sebastian Diecke, Micha Drukker, Barbara Durrant, Inbar Friedrich Ben-Nun, Cesare Galli, Frank Göritz, Katsuhiko Hayashi, Robert Hermes, Susanne Holtze, Stacey Johnson, Giovanna Lazzari, Pasqualino Loi, Jeanne F. Loring, Keisuke Okita, Marilyn B. Renfree, Steven Seet, Thomas Voracek, Jan Stejskal, Oliver A. Ryder, Thomas B. Hildebrandt

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: assisted reproductive technologies (art), biodiversity, conservation, endangered species, gametes, induced pluripotent stem cells (ipscs), public awareness, rhinoceros

2016

Validity and feasibility of Human-Animal Relationship tests for on-farm welfare assessment in dairy goats

Authors: Monica Battini, Sara Barbieri, Susanne Waiblinger, Silvana Mattiello

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: avoidance distance, behavioural tests, dairy goats, human-animal relationship, welfare assessment

2016

Effects of gentle interactions on the relationship with humans and on stress-related parameters in group-housed calves

Authors: S. Lürzel, I. Windschnurer, A. Futschik, R. Palme, S. Waiblinger

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, avoidance distance, calves, cortisol, heart rate, human-animal relationship

2015

Effects of mother versus artificial rearing during the first 12 weeks of life on challenge responses of dairy cows

Authors: Kathrin Wagner, Daniel Seitner, Kerstin Barth, Rupert Palme, Andreas Futschik, Susanne Waiblinger

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: development, isolation, novel object, rearing, social environment, stress

2015

Head partitions at the feed barrier affect behaviour of goats

Authors: Eva Nordmann, Kerstin Barth, Andreas Futschik, Rupert Palme, Susanne Waiblinger

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: body condition score, faecal cortisol metabolites, housing, small ruminants, social behaviour

2015

The influence of gentle interactions on avoidance distance towards humans, weight gain and physiological parameters in group-housed dairy calves

Authors: Stephanie Lürzel, Charlotte Münsch, Ines Windschnurer, Andreas Futschik, Rupert Palme, Susanne Waiblinger

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: average daily gain, avoidance distance, calves, faecal cortisol metabolites, heart rate variability, human-animal relationship

2015

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