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Capuchin monkeys with similar personalities have higher-quality relationships independent of age, sex, kinship and rank

Authors: F. Blake Morton, Alexander Weiss, Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith, Phyllis C. Lee

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: cebus apella, homophily, partner compatibility, sociability, social rank, temperament

Year: 2015

Immediate effects of capture on nest visits of breeding blue tits, Cyanistes caeruleus, are substantial

Authors: Emmi Schlicht, Bart Kempenaers

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: blue tit, capture, cyanistes caeruleus, feeding, handling, human disturbance, nest visit, parental care, trapping

Year: 2015

Using repeatability to study physiological and behavioural traits: ignore time-related change at your peril

Authors: Peter A. Biro, Judy A. Stamps

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: behavioural syndromes, metabolism, mixed models, personality, plasticity

Year: 2015

Taking the aggravation out of data aggregation: A conceptual guide to dealing with statistical issues related to the pooling of individual-level observational data

Authors: Thomas V. Pollet, Gert Stulp, S. Peter Henzi, Louise Barrett

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: aggregation, ecological fallacy, linear mixed modeling, observation methods, pseudoreplication, simpson's paradox

Year: 2015

Trailer temperature and humidity during winter transport of cattle in Canada and evaluation of indicators used to assess the welfare of cull beef cows before and after transport

Authors: C. Goldhawk, E. Janzen, L. A. González, T. Crowe, J. Kastelic, C. Kehler, M. Siemens, K. Ominski, E. Pajor, K. S. Schwartzkopf-Genswein

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: beef cattle, beef cows, cows, cull, humidity, trailer, transport, travel

Year: 2015

Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) for Eimeria tenella replication — Implications for experimental refinement and animal welfare

Authors: Matthew J. Nolan, Fiona M. Tomley, Pete Kaiser, Damer P. Blake

Publication/Journal: Parasitology International

Keywords: avian coccidiosis, chicken, cytoplasmic beta-actin gene (actb), rapd-scar marker (tn-e03-1161)

Year: 2015

Personality and production: Nervous cows produce less milk

Authors: Louise Hedlund, Hanne Løvlie

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: bos taurus, dairy cattle, neophobia, temperament, vocalization

Year: 2015

Animal Welfare Considerations: Should Context Matter?

Authors: Frauke Ohl, R.J. Putman

Publication/Journal: Jacobs Journal of Veterinary Science and Research

Keywords: animal welfare, companion, farm, laboratory, legal, pest, welfare legislation, wild animals

Year: 2014

Prophylactic use of antimicrobials in surgical pig models; a literature review (2012-2014)

Authors: A. G. Bradbury, S. Argyle, M. Eddleston, R. E. Clutton

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Record

Keywords: antimicrobial, experimental animal, pigs, surgical model

Year: 2015

Individual differences in anticipatory activity to food rewards predict cue-induced appetitive 50-kHz calls in rats

Authors: Juan C. Brenes, Rainer K. W. Schwarting

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: amphetamine, associative learning, dopamine, incentive motivation, pavlovian conditioning, ultrasonic vocalizations

Year: 2015