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Prevalence and risk factors for overweight horses at premises in Sweden assessed using official animal welfare control data

Authors: P. L. Hitchens, J. Hultgren, J. Frossling, U. Emanuelson, L. J. Keeling

Publication/Journal: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Keywords: body condition, compliance, epidemiology, equine, horse, legislation, logistic regression, obesity, welfare, welfare assessment

Year: 2016

Early detection of health and welfare compromises through automated detection of behavioural changes in pigs

Authors: S. G. Matthews, A. L. Miller, J. Clapp, T. Plotz, I. Kyriazakis

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Journal

Keywords: behavioural changes, early detection, pigs, welfare

Year: 2016

Thermoregulatory response in hair sheep and shorn wool sheep

Authors: C. G. Titto, C. J. Verissimo, A. M. F. Pereira, A. D. Geraldo, L. M. Katiki, E. A. L. Titto

Publication/Journal: Small Ruminant Research

Keywords: adaptability, heat challenge, thermotolerance index

Year: 2016

The Impact of Group Size on Welfare Indicators of Ewes during Pregnancy

Authors: X. Averos, I. B. de Heredia, R. Ruiz, I. Estevez

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: ewes, group-size, pregnancy, welfare indicators

Year: 2016

Social Support Modulates Stress-Related Gene Expression in Various Brain Regions of Piglets

Authors: E. Kanitz, T. Hameister, A. Tuchscherer, M. Tuchscherer, B. Puppe

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Keywords: hpa axis, limbic brain regions, mRNA expression, pig, social buffering, social deprivation

Year: 2016

Facial Indicators of Positive Emotions in Rats

Authors: K. Finlayson, J. F. Lampe, S. Hintze, H. Wurbel, L. Melotti

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: animal emotions, facial expression, rats

Year: 2016

Improving Animal Welfare in Wildlife Shooting: The Importance of Projectile Energy

Authors: J. O. Hampton, P. J. Adams, D. M. Forsyth, B. D. Cowled, I. G. Stuart, T. H. Hyndman, T. Collins

Publication/Journal: Wildlife Society Bulletin

Keywords: animal welfare, bullet, hunting, projectile, shooting

Year: 2016

Reptiles and the Animal Welfare Act

Authors: M. L. Whitehead

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Record

Keywords: animal welfare act, reptiles

Year: 2016

Improving the feline veterinary consultation: the usefulness of Feliway spray in reducing cats’ stress

Authors: J. S. Pereira, S. Fragoso, A. Beck, S. Lavigne, A. S. Varejao, G. D. Pereira

Publication/Journal: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Keywords: cats, feliway, stress, vet visits

Year: 2016

Evaluating Conservation Breeding Success for an Extinct-in-the-Wild Antelope

Authors: H. A. Little, T. C. Gilbert, M. L. Athorn, A. R. Marshall

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: antelope, breeding program, conservation, extinct in the wild

Year: 2016