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Use of dynamic and rewarding environmental enrichment to alleviate feather pecking in non-cage laying hens

Authors: Courtney L. Daigle, T. Bas Rodenburg, J. Elizabeth Bolhuis, Janice C. Swanson, Janice M. Siegford

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: environmental enrichment, feather pecking, laying hen

Year: 2014

A novel approach to systematically compare behavioural patterns between and within groups of horses

Authors: Andrea D. Ellis, Melissa Stephenson, Michaela Preece, Pat Harris

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: calm, comparative behaviour, equine, excitable, heart rates, salivary cortisol, temperament

Year: 2014

Evidence of competition for nest sites by laying hens in large furnished cages

Authors: Michelle E. Hunniford, Stephanie Torrey, Gregoy Bédécarrats, Ian J. H. Duncan, Tina M. Widowski

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cage size, furnished cages, laying hens, nest space allowance, nesting behaviour

Year: 2014

Emotions in dogs being petted by a familiar or unfamiliar person: Validating behavioural indicators of emotional states using heart rate variability

Authors: Franziska Kuhne, Johanna C. Hößler, Rainer Struwe

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: conflict-related behaviour, heart rate variability, human–dog interaction, tactile communication

Year: 2014

Comparison of the effects of weaning and castration when conducted separately or in combination on the behaviour of crossbred beef cattle

Authors: Christian Lambertz, Antje Farke-Röver, Eva Moors, Matthias Gauly

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: beef cattle, behaviour, burdizzo castration, weaning, weight gain

Year: 2014

Effect of pre-partum habituation to milking routine on behaviour and lactation performance of buffalo heifers

Authors: Annemari Polikarpus, Fabio Napolitano, Fernando Grasso, Rossella Di Palo, Fabio Zicarelli, David Arney, Giuseppe De Rosa

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, buffalo heifer, milking, pre-partum habituation

Year: 2014

Can ear postures reliably measure the positive emotional state of cows?

Authors: Helen S. Proctor, Gemma Carder

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cows, ear postures, mood, positive emotions, sentience, welfare assessment

Year: 2014

Environmental complexity and use of space in slow growing free range chickens

Authors: Ane Rodriguez-Aurrekoetxea, Erin Hoerl Leone, Inma Estevez

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: environmental enrichment, free-range chickens, panels, perches, use of space

Year: 2014

Behavioural and physiological responses of domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) to agonistic growls from conspecifics

Authors: Penney A. Wood, Josine de Bie, Jennifer A. Clarke

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: acoustic communication, aggression, coping strategies, cortisol, dogs, motivation–structural rules

Year: 2014

Behavioural patterns established during suckling reappear when piglets are forced to form a new dominance hierarchy

Authors: Janko Skok, Maja Prevolnik, Tina Urek, Nikolina Mesarec, Dejan Škorjanc

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, behavioural development, dominance hierarchy, suckling behaviour, teat order, weaning

Year: 2014