Application of Free Choice Profiling to assess the emotional state of dogs housed in shelter environments
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: emotions, free choice profiling, generalised procrustes analysis, qualitative behavioural assessment, shelter dogs, welfare
2017
Development of a new welfare assessment protocol for practical application in long-term dog shelters
Publication/Journal: Veterinary Record
Keywords: agreement, animal welfare, behavior, canis familiaris, companion, housing conditions, indicators, kenneled dogs, physiological-responses, quality of life, veterinary sciences
2016
Involvement of nigral oxytocin in locomotor activity: A behavioral, immunohistochemical and lesion study in male rats
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: dopamine, glutamic acid, locomotor-activity, oxytocin, oxytocin-saporin, substantia nigra
2016
Quick, Accurate, Smart: 3D Computer Vision Technology Helps Assessing Confined Animals’ Behaviour
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: 3d model, animal behaviour, captivity
2016
A tool for the evaluation of slaughter horse welfare during unloading
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, long journey, slaughter horse, transport, welfare assessment, welfare indicators
2016
Behavioural reactivity of ewes and lambs during partial and total social isolation
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: fear, mother-lamb bond, sheep, temperament, welfare
2015
Usefulness of volunteer data to measure the large scale decline of “common” toad populations
Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation
Keywords: amphibian decline, biodiversity monitoring, bufo bufo, italy, meta-analysis, sampling effort
2011