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Persistency of the piglet’s reactivity to the handler following a previous positive or negative experience

Authors: Sophie Brajon, Jean-Paul Laforest, Renée Bergeron, Céline Tallet, Maria-José Hötzel, Nicolas Devillers

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: conditioning, fear, human-animal relationship, memory, perception of humans, pig

Year: 2015

Perceptions and practices of Finnish dairy producers on disbudding pain in calves

Authors: A. H. Hokkanen, I. Wikman, T. Korhonen, M. Pastell, A. Valros, O. Vainio, L. Hänninen

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: calf welfare, disbudding-related pain, management practice, producer perception

Year: 2015

Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry method development for monitoring stress-related corticosteroids levels in pig saliva

Authors: Ledicia Rey-Salgueiro, Elena Martínez-Carballo, Jesús Simal-Gándara

Publication/Journal: Journal of Chromatography B

Keywords: corticosteroids, liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry, pig breeds, saliva, solid-phase extraction, stress hormones

Year: 2015

Social isolation disrupts innate immune responses in both male and female prairie voles and enhances agonistic behavior in female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)

Authors: Melissa-Ann L. Scotti, Elizabeth D. Carlton, Gregory E. Demas, Angela J. Grippo

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: aggression, ch50, corticosterone, hemolytic complement, microtus ochrogaster, psychosocial stress

Year: 2015

Predicting time spent on different behavioural activities from physicochemical properties of fibrous diets in finishing pigs

Authors: Archibold G. Bakare, Saymore P. Ndou, James Madzimure, Michael Chimonyo

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: dietary fibre, feeding behaviour, finishing pigs, water holding capacity

Year: 2015

Head partitions at the feed barrier affect behaviour of goats

Authors: Eva Nordmann, Kerstin Barth, Andreas Futschik, Rupert Palme, Susanne Waiblinger

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: body condition score, faecal cortisol metabolites, housing, small ruminants, social behaviour

Year: 2015

No increased stress response in horses on small and electrically fenced paddocks

Authors: Annina Glauser, Dominik Burger, Hendrika Anette van Dorland, Lorenz Gygax, Iris Bachmann, Michelle Howald, Rupert M. Bruckmaier

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cortisol, electric fence, heart rate variability, horse, saliva, stress

Year: 2015

Evaluation of the predictive validity of the Behavioural Assessment for Re-homing K9’s (B.A.R.K.) protocol and owner satisfaction with adopted dogs

Authors: Kate M. Mornement, Grahame J. Coleman, Samia R. Toukhsati, Pauleen C. Bennett

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour assessment, predictive validity, shelter dogs, temperament test, welfare

Year: 2015

Identifying environmental and management factors that may be associated with the quality of life of kennelled dogs (Canis familiaris)

Authors: Jenna Kiddie, Lisa Collins

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: domestic dog, kennel, quality of life, shelter, welfare

Year: 2015

Early transfer of mated females into the maternity unit reduces stress and increases maternal care in farm mink

Authors: Jens Malmkvist, Rupert Palme

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: american mink, hpa axis, maternal behaviour, neovison vison aka mustela vison, nest building, reproduction, stress

Year: 2015