Equid Assessment, Research and Scoping (EARS): The Development and Implementation of a New Equid Welfare Assessment and Monitoring Tool

Authors: Zoe Raw, Joao B. Rodrigues, Karen Rickards, Joe Ryding, Stuart L. Norris, Andrew Judge, Laura M. Kubasiewicz, Tamlin L. Watson, Holly Little, Ben Hart, Rebekah Sulivan, Chris Garrett, Faith A. Burden

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal-based indicators, equid, equid welfare, evidence-based practice, one health, welfare assessment

2020

Population survey and management strategies of free-roaming dogs (Canis familiaris) on Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Authors: Adrianna Nimer, Nashelly Meneses, Zachary D. Watson, Stephen M. Shuster, Russell Benford

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: canis familiaris, introduced species, population structure, public perception, spatial distribution

2018

Dairy goats prefer to use different flooring types to perform different behaviours

Authors: Mhairi A. Sutherland, Gemma L. Lowe, Trevor J. Watson, Colleen M. Ross, Delphine Rapp, Gosia A. Zobel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bacteriology, bedding, behaviour, flooring, preference, welfare

2017

Technical contribution: evaluation of the efficacy of a non-penetrating captive bolt to euthanase dairy goat kids up to 30 days of age

Authors: M. A. Sutherland, T. J. Watson, S. T. Millman

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, euthanasia, goats, insensibility, non-penetrating captive bolt

2017

Uncovering the origins of dog–human eye contact: dingoes establish eye contact more than wolves, but less than dogs

Authors: Angie M. Johnston, Courtney Turrin, Lyn Watson, Alyssa M. Arre, Laurie R. Santos

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: domestication, eye contact, interspecific bonding

2017

Central oxytocin receptors mediate mating-induced partner preferences and enhance correlated activation across forebrain nuclei in male prairie voles

Authors: Zachary V. Johnson, Hasse Walum, Yaseen A. Jamal, Yao Xiao, Alaine C. Keebaugh, Kiyoshi Inoue, Larry J. Young

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: functional connectivity, immediate-early gene, monogamy, pair-bonding, social attachment, social decision-making network

2016

Evaluation of the efficacy of a non-penetrating captive bolt to euthanase neonatal goats up to 48 hours of age

Authors: M. A. Sutherland, T. J. Watson, C. B. Johnson, S. T. Millman

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, electroencephalogram, euthanasia, goats, insensibility, non-penetrating captive bolt

2016

Social status drives social relationships in groups of unrelated female rhesus macaques

Authors: Noah Snyder-Mackler, Jordan N. Kohn, Luis B. Barreiro, Zachary P. Johnson, Mark E. Wilson, Jenny Tung

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: dominance rank, elo, fitness, grooming, kinship, primate, rhesus macaque, social bond formation, social status

2016

The effects of social interaction and environmental enrichment on the space use, behaviour and stress of owned housecats facing a novel environment

Authors: L. K. Rehnberg, K. A. Robert, S. J. Watson, R. A. Peters

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: adaptation, adrenocortical, agriculture, animal welfare, behavioral sciences, behavioural stress, boarding catteries, cat welfare, dairy & animal science, dogs, domestic cats, environmental enrichment, faecal glucocorticoids, felis-sylvestris-catus, function, pairs, sciences, scoring, shelter, socialization, veterinary

2015

Dietary variety is associated with larger meals in female rhesus monkeys

Authors: Carla J. Moore, Vasiliki Michopoulos, Zachary P. Johnson, Donna Toufexis, Mark E. Wilson

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: diet, dietary variety, meal size, monkeys, obesity, sensory specific satiety

2013

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