Caretaker attitudes and animal training are associated with alpaca behaviour towards humans—An online survey
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: attitudes, behaviour, behavioural problems, ease of handling, human-animal interactions, new world camelids
2021
Gentle interactions decrease the fear of humans in dairy heifers independently of early experience of stroking
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: avoidance distance, calves, cattle, gentle interactions, human-animal relationship, stroking
2016
Validity and feasibility of Human-Animal Relationship tests for on-farm welfare assessment in dairy goats
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: avoidance distance, behavioural tests, dairy goats, human-animal relationship, welfare assessment
2016
Effects of gentle interactions on the relationship with humans and on stress-related parameters in group-housed calves
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, avoidance distance, calves, cortisol, heart rate, human-animal relationship
2015
Effects of mother versus artificial rearing during the first 12 weeks of life on challenge responses of dairy cows
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: development, isolation, novel object, rearing, social environment, stress
2015
Head partitions at the feed barrier affect behaviour of goats
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: body condition score, faecal cortisol metabolites, housing, small ruminants, social behaviour
2015
The influence of gentle interactions on avoidance distance towards humans, weight gain and physiological parameters in group-housed dairy calves
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: average daily gain, avoidance distance, calves, faecal cortisol metabolites, heart rate variability, human-animal relationship
2015
Mother rearing of dairy calves: Reactions to isolation and to confrontation with an unfamiliar conspecific in a new environment
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: dam rearing, early social environment, heart rate, saliva cortisol, social behaviour
2013
Integration into the dairy cow herd: Long-term effects of mother contact during the first twelve weeks of life
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cattle, environment, mother–filial bond, rearing, social behaviour, stress
2012
Feed barrier design affects behaviour and physiology in goats
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: faecal cortisol metabolites, feed barrier, goats, heart rate variability, social behaviour, stress
2011