‘Bearly’ Changing with the Seasons: Bears of Five Species Show Few Behavioral Changes Across Seasons and at Varying Visitor Densities

Authors: L.M. Bernstein-Kurtycz, D. Koester, R. Snyder, J. Vonk, M.A. Willia, K. E. Lukas

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: bear behavior, COVID-19, crowd size, daily attendance, season, visitor effect

2021

Caring for the horse in a cold climate—Reviewing principles for thermoregulation and horse preferences

Authors: Cecilie M Mejdell, Knut Egil Bøe, Grete HM Jørgensen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, blanket, equine, temperature, thermal comfort, welfare

2020

Experimentally evaluating the function of self-directed behaviour in two adult mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx)

Authors: A. Leeds, K. E. Lukas

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, mandrill, primate cognition, self-directed behaviour, zoo

2018

Horses can learn to use symbols to communicate their preferences

Authors: Cecilie M. Mejdell, Turid Buvik, Grete H. M. Jørgensen, Knut E. Bøe

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: blanket, clicker training, cognition, operant conditioning, rug, thermoregulation

2016

The effect of nursing on the cow–calf bond

Authors: Julie Føske Johnsen, Anne Marie de Passille, Cecilie Marie Mejdell, Knut Egil Bøe, Ann Margaret Grøndahl, Annabelle Beaver, Jeffrey Rushen, Daniel M. Weary

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy, dam rearing, growth, maternal bond

2015

The effect of physical contact between dairy cows and calves during separation on their post-separation behavioural response

Authors: Julie Føske Johnsen, Kristian Ellingsen, Ann Margaret Grøndahl, Knut Egil Bøe, Lena Lidfors, Cecilie Marie Mejdell

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cattle, fence-line, organic, weaning, welfare

2015

Effects of catching and transportation versus pre-slaughter handling at the abattoir on the prevalence of wing fractures in broilers

Authors: K. E. Kittelsen, E. G. Granquist, G. Vasdal, E. Tolo, R. O. Moe

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, broiler, catching, pre-slaughter handling, transport, wing fractures

2015

Invited review: Cessation of lactation: Effects on animal welfare

Authors: G. Zobel, D. M. Weary, K. E. Leslie, M. A. G. von Keyserlingk

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: agriculture, bovine mammary-gland, dairy & animal science, dairy cow, dairy cows, dairy goat, dry period management, dry-off, food science & technology, infection, internal teat-sealant, intramammary, intramammary infection, milk production, natural behavior, reproductive-performance, somatic-cell counts, subsequent lactation, udder health

2015

Nutrient and plant secondary compound composition and iron-binding capacity in leaves and green stems of commonly used plant browse (Carolina willow; Salix caroliniana) fed to zoo-managed browsing herbivores

Authors: S. R. Lavin, K. E. Sullivan, S. C. Wooley, R. Robinson, S. Singh, K. Stone, S. Russell, E. V. Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: browse, condensed tannins, herbivore, iron, iron overload

2015

Implementing a low-starch biscuit-free diet in zoo gorillas: The impact on behavior

Authors: E. H. Less, R. Bergl, R. Ball, P. M. Dennis, C. W. Kuhar, S. R. Lavin, M. A. Raghanti, J. Wensvoort, M. A. Willis, K. E. Lukas

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: diet, regurgitation and reingestion, undesirable behavior, western lowland gorilla

2014

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