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Flight capacity and human aversion in captive Amazon parrots: Related factors and the effects of pre-releasing training
Contributor(s):: Franzone, Victor, Ramos, Gabriela de Araújo Porto, de Lima Kascher, Larissa Kelmer, de Azevedo, Cristiano Schetini, Sant’Anna, Aline Cristina
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Estimating the repeatability of behavioral traits in Norduz sheep subjected to an arena test
Contributor(s):: Çakmakçı, Cihan
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Limitations and challenges of adapting subjective keeper questionnaires to non-Western sanctuary settings
Contributor(s):: Robinson, Lauren M., Crudge, Brian, Lim, Thona, Roth, Vichet, Gartner, Marieke, Naden, Kristina, Officer, Kirsty, Descovich, Kris
In the past decade, there has been substantial growth in the number of animal personality studies published, however relatively little work has been conducted on different species of bears. Personality structure can provide insight into individual differences in behavioural responses, and in the...
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Selection for reduced fear of humans changes intra-specific social behavior in red junglefowl - implications for chicken domestication
Contributor(s):: Gjoen, J., Jensen, P.
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Studying Antillean manatees' (Trichechus manatus manatus) temperament in zoological parks: exploration of boldness, sociality and reactivity to humans
Contributor(s):: Charles, Aviva, Henaut, Yann, Saint Jalme, Michel, Mulot, Baptiste, Lecu, Alexis, Delfour, Fabienne
Temperament, i.e. consistent inter-individual differences in behavior, has been documented in many species. Especially, boldness-shyness continuum is the ecologically relevant trait most frequently used to describe temperament among species. Reactions along the bold-shy axis demonstrate an...
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Horse Behavior towards Familiar and Unfamiliar Humans: Implications for Equine-Assisted Services
| Contributor(s):: Brubaker, L., Schroeder, K., Sherwood, D., Stroud, D., Udell, M. A. R.
While human benefits of animal-assisted therapy programs have been documented, relatively little research has been conducted on behavioral factors that predict a successful equine-assisted services (EAS) horse. This study compares the behavior of experienced and non-experienced EAS horses as...
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Revisiting a Previously Validated Temperament Test in Shelter Dogs, Including an Examination of the Use of Fake Model Dogs to Assess Conspecific Sociability
| Contributor(s):: Shanis Barnard, Danielle Kennedy, Reuben Watson, Paola Valsecchi, Gareth Arnott
This study assessed the feasibility and reproducibility of a previously validated temperament test (TT) for shelter dogs. The test was developed to measure dog behaviour in the kennel, and traits of sociability towards people and other dogs, docility to leash, playfulness, cognitive skills, and...
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Individual differences in the behavioral responsiveness of F1 Holstein-Gyr heifers to the training for milking routine
| Contributor(s):: Paranhos da Costa, Mateus J. R., Taborda, Paula A. B., de Lima Carvalhal, Monique V., Valente, Tiago S.
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The utility of voluntary weighing in captive group-living rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)
| Contributor(s):: Zijlmans, D. G. M., Vernes, M. K., Sterck, E. H. M., Langermans, J. A. M.
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Influence of Exercise Enrichment on Feedlot Cattle Behaviour and the Human–Animal Relationship
| Contributor(s):: Emma J. Dunston-Clarke, Isabella Hunter, Teresa Collins
Finding practicable and cost-effective enrichment for cattle in feedlots is challenging. While enrichment should not negatively impact productivity, it could assist in improving feedlot sustainability by addressing societal concern that cattle have restricted, unnatural lives. In a feedlot 250...
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The hierarchical structure of dog personality in a new behavioural assessment: A validation approach
| Contributor(s):: Svartberg, Kenth
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My Cat and Me-A Study of Cat Owner Perceptions of Their Bond and Relationship
| Contributor(s):: Ines, M., Ricci-Bonot, C., Mills, D. S.
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Enhancing the Selection and Performance of Working Dogs
| Contributor(s):: Bray, E. E., Otto, C. M., Udell, M. A. R., Hall, N. J., Johnston, A. M., MacLean, E. L.
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Descriptive Texts in Dog Profiles Associated with Length of Stay Via an Online Rescue Network
| Contributor(s):: Mizuho Nakamura, Navneet K. Dhand, Melissa J. Starling, Paul D. McGreevy
To increase the public’s awareness of animals needing homes, PetRescue, Australia’s largest online directory of animals in need of adoption, lists animals available from rescue and welfare shelters nationwide. The current study examined the descriptions accompanying online PetRescue...
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Repeatable individual differences in behaviour and physiology in juvenile horses from an early age
| Contributor(s):: Manrique, Lucía Pérez, Bánszegi, Oxána, Hudson, Robyn, Szenczi, Péter
2021Applied Animal Behaviour Science2351052270168-159110.1016/j.applanim.2021.105227text
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Effect of positive tactile stimulation and prepartum milking routine training on behavior, cortisol and oxytocin in milking, milk composition, and milk yield in Gyr cows in early lactation
| Contributor(s):: Ujita, Aska, El Faro, Lenira, Vicentini, Rogério Ribeiro, Pereira Lima, Maria Lucia, de Oliveira Fernandes, Leonardo, Oliveira, André Penido, Veroneze, Renata, Negrão, João Alberto
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Subjective methods of quantifying temperament in heifers are indicative of physiological stress
| Contributor(s):: Parham, Jamie T., Blevins, Sarah R., Tanner, Amy E., Wahlberg, Mark L., Swecker, William S., Lewis, Ronald M.
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Rider effects on horses’ conflict behaviour, rein tension, physiological measures and rideability scores
| Contributor(s):: Christensen, Janne Winther, Munk, Rikke, Hawson, Lesley, Palme, Rupert, Larsen, Torben, Egenvall, Agneta, König von Borstel, Uta U., Rørvang, Maria Vilain
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Behavioural reactivity of two lines of South African Merino sheep divergently selected for reproductive potential
| Contributor(s):: Bonato, Maud, Cloete, J. J. E., Kruger, A. C. M., Cloete, Schalk W. P.
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Dogs on Campus Holistic Assessment of Therapy Dogs and Handlers for Research and Community Initiatives
| Contributor(s):: Binfet, J. T., Struik, K.
