Behavior and Performance of Dairy Cows After Transfer from Tied to Cubicle Housing
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: behavior, cubicle housing, dairy cow, milk production, reproduction
2018
Evaluation of visible eye white and maximum eye temperature as non-invasive indicators of stress in dairy cows
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cattle crush, claw trimming, feed rack, heart rate variability, saliva cortisol
2018
Farmer perspectives on welfare outcome assessment: learnings from four farm assurance scheme consultation exercises
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, dairy, farm assurance schemes, farmer perspectives, laying hens, outcome-based measures
2018
Welfare Effects of the Use of a Combination of Local Anesthesia and NSAID for Disbudding Analgesia in Dairy Calves—Reviewed Across Different Welfare Concerns
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: affective state, behavior, dehorning, local anesthesia, NSAID, pain, welfare
2018
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 Wel-Being Symposium: Metrics for on-farm animal welfare assessment-Current state and future needs
Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science
Keywords: agriculture, dairy & animal science
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
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND WELL-BEING SYMPOSIUM: Poultry welfare assessments: Current use and limitations
Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science
Keywords: agriculture, broiler, dairy & animal science, indicators, keel bone damage, laying hen, laying hens, limitations, optical-flow, performance, stocking density, welfare assessments, welfare quality®
2017
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND WELL-BEING SYMPOSIUM: The Common Swine Industry Audit: Future steps to assure positive on-farm animal welfare utilizing validated, repeatable and feasible animal-based measures
Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science
Keywords: agriculture, audit, dairy & animal science, euthanasia, finishing pigs, sows, swine, system, united-states, welfare
2017
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) sleep study – long-term quantitative research at Dublin Zoo
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: asian elephant, husbandry, sleep, zoo
2017