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The caring-killing paradox
Contributor(s):: Reeve, Charlie L., Rogelberg, Steven G., Spitzmüller, Christiane, DiGiacomo, Natalie
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Farm animal-assisted intervention: Relationship between work and contact with farm animals and change in depression, anxiety, and self-efficacy among persons with clinical depression
Contributor(s):: Pedersen, Ingeborg, Nordaunet, Trine, Martinsen, Egil Wilhelm, Berget, Bente, Braastad, Bjarne O.
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A comparative approach to the study of Keeper-Animal Relationships in the zoo. (Special Issue: Zoo animal welfare.)
Contributor(s):: Carlstead, K.
Research on intensively farmed animals over the past 25 years has shown that human-animal interactions, by affecting the animal's fear of humans, can markedly limit the productivity and welfare of farm animals. This article begins to explore some of the factors that need to be considered to...
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Acid-base responses of fat-adapted horses: relevance to hard work in the heat
Contributor(s):: Kronfeld, D. S., Custalow, S. E., Ferrante, P. L., Taylor, L. E., Wilson, J. A., Tiegs, W.
Feeding and training may affect acid-base responses to strenuous exercise. Acidosis usually correlates with higher blood lactate concentrations during intense exercise, but alkalosis has been found in horses, and higher lactate responses during sprints have been found in fat adapted horses. A...
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Measuring animal preferences: shape of double demand curves and the effect of procedure used for varying workloads on their cross-point
Contributor(s):: Holm, L., Ritz, C., Ladewig, J.
Animals' preferences can be measured using cross-points between double demand curves. Animals are required to press concurrently at two levers to obtain two resources. Previously, workload was either kept constant on one lever and alternated on the other (one alternating lever procedure), or...
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Guard dogs: sleep, work and the behavioural responses to people and other stimuli
Contributor(s):: Adams, G. J., Johnson, K. G.
Sleep-wake cycles and the responses to naturally occurring stimuli were studied in 17 guard dogs; detailed video recordings were made of 10 of these dogs. The guard dogs lived permanently on-site, or were commercially owned and brought on to premises, removed before the workers started and rested...
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Sleep, work, and the effects of shift work in drug detector dogs Canis familiaris
Contributor(s):: Adams, G. J., Johnson, K. G.
Sleep-wake cycles of 6 drug detector dogs were video recorded, and the effects on them of shift work assessed. Observations were also recorded of interactions between dogs and their handlers during rest and work. Non-working dogs recorded immediately after work or at the same time of day or night...
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An examination of changes in oxytocin levels in men and women before and after interaction with a bonded dog
Contributor(s):: Miller, S. C., Kennedy, C., DeVoe, D., Hickey, M., Nelson, T., Kogan, L.
Oxytocin (OT) is a neuropeptide increasingly recognized for its role in bonding, socialization, and stress relief. Previous research has demonstrated participants' OT levels increased after interacting with or petting a dog, suggesting OT is at least partially responsible for the calm, relaxing...
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Labradors to Persians: perceptions of pets in the workplace
Contributor(s):: Perrine, R. M., Wells, M.
This article reports the findings of a study examining the effects of the presence of pets in an office on people's perceptions of the work environment, the company, and the people who work there. Participants were 482 college students from a medium-sized university in the Southeast who were...
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Occupational stress in veterinary nurses: roles of the work environment and own companion animal
Contributor(s):: Black, A. F., Winefield, H. R., Chur-Hansen, A.
Veterinary nursing has been identified as an occupation at risk for occupational stress and burnout, but a better understanding of job stressors and influencing factors is needed. The aim of this study was to examine occupational stress in a veterinary nursing population based on established work...
