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Effect of living conditions on biochemical and hematological parameters of the cynomolgus monkey

Authors: Liang Xie, Qinming Zhou, Shigang Liu, Fan Xu, Carol A. Shively, Qingyuan Wu, Wei Gong, Yongjia Ji, Liang Fang, Leilei Li, Narayan D. Melgiri, Peng Xie

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: blood, cynomolgus monkey, macaca fascicularis, macaque, serum

Year: 2014

Long-term data on reproductive output and longevity in captive female common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

Authors: Hayley Ash, Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: colony management, dam longevity, litter size, marmosets, reproduction

Year: 2014

Environmental, biological, and social factors influencing fecal adrenal steroid concentrations in female Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)

Authors: Rafaela S. C. Takeshita, Fred B. Bercovitch, Michael A. Huffman, Keiko Mouri, Cécile Garcia, Lucie Rigaill, Keiko Shimizu

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate, glucocorticoids, macaca fuscata, seasonality, stress

Year: 2014

Prepartum nest-building has an impact on postpartum nursing performance and maternal behaviour in early lactating sows

Authors: Jinhyeon Yun, Kirsi-Marja Swan, Chantal Farmer, Claudio Oliviero, Olli Peltoniemi, Anna Valros

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: farrowing environment, maternal behaviour, nest building, oxytocin, prolactin, sows

Year: 2014

Will a hiding box provide stress reduction for shelter cats?

Authors: C. M. Vinke, L. M. Godijn, W. J. R. van der Leij

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cats, housing, shelters, stress, welfare

Year: 2014

Agreement between different sleep states and behaviour indicators in dairy cows

Authors: Emma Ternman, Matti Pastell, Sigrid Agenäs, Corina Strasser, Christoph Winckler, Per Peetz Nielsen, Laura Hänninen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural sleep, dairy cows, eeg, nrem sleep, rem sleep

Year: 2014

Do rubber rings coated with lignocaine reduce the pain associated with ring castration of lambs?

Authors: Mairi Stewart, Ngaio J. Beausoleil, Craig B. Johnson, James R. Webster, Karin E. Schütz, Neil Cox, Kevin J. Stafford

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, castration, cortisol, lambs, transdermal anaesthesia

Year: 2014

Environmental factors that affect the behavior and welfare of domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus) housed in cages

Authors: Judi Stella, Candace Croney, Tony Buffington

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, domestic cats, housing, welfare

Year: 2014

Assessment of key parameters for gunshot used on cattle: a pilot study on shot placement and effects of diverse ammunition on isolated cattle heads

Authors: K. J. Schiffer, S. K. Retz, U. Richter, B. Algers, O. Hensel

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, brain damage, cattle, gunshot, slaughter, stunning

Year: 2014

Genetic analysis of the individual pig behaviour in backtests and human approach tests

Authors: K. Scheffler, E. Stamer, I. Traulsen, J. Krieter

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: backtest, behaviour, heritability, human approach test, pig

Year: 2014