HABRI Central

Towards One Health? Evolution of international collaboration networks on Nipah virus research from 1999-2011

| Contributor(s):: Sophie Valeix

The world is now facing the emergence of new pathogens and the return of old ones at an unprecedented speed. Among the wide range of emerging diseases, zoonoses – infections naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and humans – represent a new complex global problem for...

The Impact of Acute Loud Noise on the Behavior of Laboratory Birds

| Contributor(s):: Tayanne L. Corbani, Jessica E. Martin, Susan D. Healy

Husbandry procedures and facility settings, such as low-frequency fire alarms, can produce noises in a laboratory environment that cause stress to animals used in research. However, most of the data demonstrating harmful effects that have, consequently, led to adaptations to management, have...

The Good Life, the Good Death: Companion Animals and Euthanasia

| Contributor(s):: Eva Meijer

In this paper, I investigate the relevance of a relational approach to nonhuman animal euthanasia, focusing on companion animals. Recent scholarship in animal ethics, political philosophy and different fields of animal studies argues for viewing other animals as subjects, instead of as objects...

How Can Systematic Reviews Teach Us More about the Implementation of the 3Rs and Animal Welfare?

| Contributor(s):: Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, Judith van Luijk

This paper describes the introduction of the systematic review methodology in animal-based research and the added value of this methodology in relation to the 3Rs and beyond. The 3Rs refer to Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement of animal studies. A systematic review (SR) is defined as a...

Only When It Feels Good: Specific Cat Vocalizations Other Than Meowing

| Contributor(s):: Jaciana Luzia Fermo, Maria Alice Schnaider, Adelaide Hercília Pescatori Silva, Carla Forte Maiolino Molento

Our objective was to identify and characterize the types of vocalization other than meowing (VOM) in two contexts, a pleasant and an aversive situation, and to study the effect of the sex of the animal. A total of 74 cats (32 tom cats and 42 queens) living in the city of Curitiba, Brazil,...

Current Advances in Assessment of Dog's Emotions, Facial Expressions, and Their Use for Clinical Recognition of Pain

| Contributor(s):: Mota-Rojas, D., Marcet-Rius, M., Ogi, A., Hernández-Ávalos, I., Mariti, C., Martínez-Burnes, J., Mora-Medina, P., Casas, A., Domínguez, A., Reyes, B., Gazzano, A.

Animals' facial expressions are involuntary responses that serve to communicate the emotions that individuals feel. Due to their close co-existence with humans, broad attention has been given to identifying these expressions in certain species, especially dogs. This review aims to analyze...

Pet-Friendly for Whom? An Analysis of Pet Fees in Texas Rental Housing

| Contributor(s):: Applebaum, J. W., Horecka, K., Loney, L., Graham, T. M.

Previous studies have underscored the difficulty low-income pet owners often face when attempting to secure affordable rental housing. Further exacerbating this housing disparity are fees charged on top of normal monthly rent to pet owners in "pet-friendly" rental housing. In this...

Calf-directed affiliative behaviour of dairy cows in two types of cow-calf contact systems

| Contributor(s):: Wenker, Margret L., van Reenen, Cornelis G., de Oliveira, Daiana, McCrea, Kirste, Verwer, Cynthia M., Bokkers, Eddie A. M.

Societal interest in puppies and the COVID-19 pandemic

| Contributor(s):: Siettou, C.

Behavior and body temperature alterations in piglets anesthetized for castration during a four-hour recovery phase

| Contributor(s):: Schmid, Simone M., Steinhoff-Wagner, Julia

Repeated separations between a future guide dog and its foster family modify stress-related indicators and affect dog's focus

| Contributor(s):: Menuge, F., Marcet-Rius, M., Chabaud, C., Teruel, E., Berthelot, C., Kalonji, G., Bienboire-Frosini, C., Mendonca, T., Lascar, E., Pageat, P.

Exploring pet owners' experiences and self-reported satisfaction and grief following companion animal euthanasia

| Contributor(s):: Matte, A. R., Khosa, D. K., Coe, J. B., Meehan, M., Niel, L.

Effects of restraint on heifers during gentle human-animal interactions

| Contributor(s):: Lange, Annika, Waiblinger, Susanne, van Hasselt, Regien, Mundry, Roger, Futschik, Andreas, Lürzel, Stephanie

Welfare and quality of life assessments for shelter dogs: A scoping review

| Contributor(s):: Lamon, Tennille K., Slater, Margaret R., Moberly, Heather K., Budke, Christine M.

Does enclosure size influence the behaviour & welfare of captive snakes (Pantherophis guttatus)?

| Contributor(s):: Hoehfurtner, Tatjana, Wilkinson, Anna, Walker, Matthew, Burman, Oliver H P.

Considering animals in rehabilitation psychology

| Contributor(s):: Hansen, Tia G. B., Glintborg, Chalotte

Pets in society

| Contributor(s):: Dean, R. W.