Animal welfare: a social networks perspective
Publication/Journal: Science Progress
Keywords: behavior, complex networks, dominance, education, entire male pigs, feather, fin damage, laying hens, multidisciplinary sciences, optical-flow patterns, pecking, scientific disciplines, single-sex groups, transmission
2016
The evaluation of two commercial electric sheep stunning systems: current applied and the effect on heart function
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, electrical stunning, electrocardiogram, halal, sheep, voltage current
2016
Predator odor exposure increases food-carrying behavior in rats
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: foraging, fox urine, innate fear, pre-encounter defensive response, risk avoidance
2016
A survey of animal welfare experts and practicing veterinarians to identify and explore key factors thought to influence canine and feline welfare in relation to veterinary care
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, assessment, cat, companion animal, dog, veterinary practice
2016
A comparison of handling methods relevant to the religious slaughter of sheep
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, lamb, non-stun religious slaughter, pre-slaughter handling, sheep, v-shaped restrainer
2014
Behavioural responses of Argentine coastal dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) to a biopsy pole system
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, argentina, behavioural response, biopsy pole system, dusky dolphins, lagenorhynchus obscurus
2013
Increasing the Frequency of Co-Mingling Piglets During the Lactation Period Alters the Development of Social Behavior Before and After Weaning
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: piglets, social behavior
2012
Association patterns of African elephants in all-male groups: the role of age and genetic relatedness
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: amboseli, association, bachelor, conservation, eigenvector centrality, elephant, kin selection, male, relatedness, sparring
2011
The effect of management system on mortality and other welfare indicators in Pennsylvania dairy herds
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, culling, dairy cattle, housing, management, mortality
2011