The burden of domestication: a representative study of welfare in privately owned cats in Denmark

Authors: P. Sandøe, A. P. Nørspang, B. Forkman, C. R. Bjørnvad, S. V. Kondrup, T. B. Lund

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural problems, confinement, health issues, neuter status, purebred cats

2017

Determination of swine euthanasia criteria and analysis of barriers to euthanasia in the United States using expert opinion

Authors: C. R. Mullins, M. D. Pairis-Garcia, K. A. George, R. Anthony, A. K. Johnson, G. J. Coleman, J. L. Rault, S. T. Millman

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, decision-making, education, euthanasia, swine, timeliness

2017

INVITED REVIEW: The usefulness of measuring glucocorticoids for assessing animal welfare

Authors: C. R. Ralph, A. J. Tilbrook

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-1, agriculture, amygdaloid complex, corticosteroid-binding globulin, corticosterone, cortisol, dairy & animal science, electrical-stimulation, free serum, isolation/restraint stress, luteinizing-hormone, pituitary-adrenal axis, plasma corticosteroids, stress responses, tissue cortisol activity, welfare assessment

2016

Relationship between plasma and tissue corticosterone in laying hens (Gallus gallus domesticus): implications for stress physiology and animal welfare

Authors: C. R. Ralph, P. H. Hemsworth, B. J. Leury, A. J. Tilbrook

Publication/Journal: Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Keywords: animal welfare, bioavailable corticosterone, corticosterone, stress physiology, tissue glucocorticoids

2015

A report of capture myopathy in the Tasmanian pademelon (Thylogale billardierii)

Authors: C. R. McMahon, N. L. Wiggins, V. French, H. I. McCallum, D. M. J. S. Bowman

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, capture myopathy, chemical immobilisation, macropod, tasmanian pademelon, wildlife

2013

Body Temperature and Physical Activity Correlates of the Menstrual Cycle in Chacma Baboons (Papio hamadryas ursinus)

Authors: Trevor T. Nyakudya, Andrea Fuller, Leith C. R. Meyer, Shane K. Maloney, Duncan Mitchell

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: biologging, menstrual cycle, ovulation, perineal swelling, primates

2012

The effect of investigator disturbance on egg laying, chick survival and fledging mass of short-tailed shearwaters (Puffinus tenuirostris) and little penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Authors: C. Vertigan, C. R. McMahon, V. Andrews-Goff, M. A. Hindell

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, eudyptula minor, investigator disturbance, little penguin, puffinus tenuirostris, short-tailed shearwater

2012

Focal palatine erosion in captive and free-living cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) and other felid Species

Authors: M. Zordan, S. L. Deem, C. R. Sanchez

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: dental disease, molars, nondomestic cats, palatine disorder, palatine perforation

2012

Preliminary evaluation of the effectiveness of captive-bolt guns as a killing method without exsanguination for horned and unhorned sheep

Authors: T. J. Gibson, A. L. Ridler, C. R. Lamb, A. Williams, S. Giles, N. G. Gregory

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, captive bolt, disease control, ewes, rams, sheep horned and polled

2012

Emotional behavior in middle-aged rats: Implications for geriatric psychopathologies

Authors: M. Moretti, A. G. de Souza, G. de Chaves, V. M. de Andrade, P. R. T. Romao, E. C. Gavioli, C. R. Boeck

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aged rats, anxiety, aversive memory, elevated plus-maze test, forced swimming test, locomotor-activity, mood

2011

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