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
An assessment tool to help producers improve cow comfort on their farms
Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science
Keywords: assessment tool, dairy cow comfort, freestall, tiestall
2015
Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability in Dairy Cows with Different Temperament and Behavioural Reactivity to Humans
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: automatic milking systems, avoidance, cattle, coping styles, domestic-animals, fear, horses, multidisciplinary sciences, pigs, stress, welfare, young
2015
Trailer temperature and humidity during winter transport of cattle in Canada and evaluation of indicators used to assess the welfare of cull beef cows before and after transport
Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science
Keywords: beef cattle, beef cows, cows, cull, humidity, trailer, transport, travel
2015
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
Differing results for motivation tests and measures of resource use: The value of environmental enrichment to gestating sows housed in stalls
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behavior, compost, operant conditioning, pigs, straw, welfare
2012