Acute ACTH-induced elevations of circulating cortisol do not affect hair cortisol concentrations in calves
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: acth, adrenocorticotropic hormone challenge, age, animal welfare, blood cortisol, body region, bovine, corticosterone, cows, dairy cattle, endocrinology & metabolism, external, factors, future-directions, hair cortisol, stress, validation
2017
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND WELL-BEING SYMPOSIUM: Optimizing outcome measures of welfare in dairy cattle assessment
Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science
Keywords: agriculture, animal behavior, animal welfare, animal well-being, assessing lameness, assessment, behavior, cattle, cows, dairy, dairy & animal science, ensure high repeatability, farm, herds, lesions, lying, outcome measure, prevalence, time, training-program
2017
Assessing dairy cow welfare at the beginning and end of the indoor period using the Welfare Quality® protocol
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, dairy cattle, pasturing, welfare assessment, welfare quality®
2017
Assessment of stun quality after gunshot used on cattle: a pilot study on effects of diverse ammunition on physical signs displayed after the shot, brain tissue damage and brain haemorrhages
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, brain haemorrhage, cattle, gunshot, physical signs, stun quality
2017
The behaviour of housed dairy cattle with and without pasture access: A review
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behaviour, dairy cattle, indoor housing, pasture, precision livestock farming, technologies
2017
Designing Better Water Troughs: Does Trough Color Influence Dairy Cows’ Preference?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: color, cow, drinker, preference, water
2017
How to measure dairy cows’ responsiveness towards humans in breeding and welfare assessment? A comparison of selected behavioural measures and existing breeding traits
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: breeding traits, dairy cattle, human-animal relationship, reliability, validity
2017
Implementation of the European legislation to protect farm animals: a case study on French inspections to find solutions to improve compliance
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, cattle, compliance, eu legislation, inspections, overall assessment
2017
Inter- and intra-observer reliability of different methods for recording temperament in beef and dairy calves
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cattle, inter-observer reliability, intra-observer reliability, temperament assessment, visual analogue scale
2017
Looking into the eyes of a cow: Can eye whites be used as a measure of emotional state?
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cows, eye whites, measuring emotions, sentience, welfare assessment
2017