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J.E. Bolhuis - Measuring Calves’ Usage of Multiple Environmental
Enrichment Objects Provided Simultaneously
A.C. Strappini, G. Monti,
P. Sepúlveda-Varas, I. de Freslon,
J.M. Peralta - Performance in cognitive tasks is not affected
by long-term cognitive test exposure
in conceptually different tests
K. Rosenberger, M. Simmler,
J. Langbein, N. Keil,
C. Nawroth 
Learned control of urinary reflexes
in cattle to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions
N. Dirksen, J. Langbein, J.,
L. Schrader, B. Puppe,
D. Elliffe, K. Siebert,
V. Röttgen, L. Matthews
- Calf-directed affiliative behaviour
of dairy cows in two types of
cow-calf contact systems
M.L. Wenker, C.G. van Reenen,
D. de Oliveira, K. McCrea,
C.M. Verwer, E.A. Bokkers - How would dogs spend their days?
Activity patterns in four populations
of domestic dogs
S. Griss, S. Riemer,
C. Warembourg, et al. - A rein tension signal can be reduced
by half in a single training session
M. Eisersiö, J. Yngvesson, A. Byström,
P. Baragli, A. Egenvall - Impact of digital dermatitis on
feedlot cattle behaviour
A.D. Thomas, K. Orsel,
J.A. Cortés, E.A. Pajor
- Compounds from plantar foot sweat, nesting material,
and urine show strain patterns associated
with agonistic and affiliative behaviors
in group housed male mice, Mus musculus
A.J. Barabas, H.A. Soini,
M.V. Novotny, D.R. Williams,
J.A. Desmond, J.R. Lucas,
M.A. Erasmus, H.W. Cheng,
B.N. Gaskill 
Association patterns across multiple gestation
cycles within a dynamic sow pen
K. Horback, C. McVey,
M. Pierdon
The role of canine human remains detection"
teams in criminal investigation
J.U. Rojas-Guevara, J.D. Córdoba-Parra,
G.A. Bohórquez, R.A. Vega-Contreras,
P. Prada-TiedemannEffects of restraint on heifers during
gentle human-animal interactions
A. Lange, S. Waiblinger,
R. van Hasselt, R. Mundry,
A. Futschik, S. Lürzel
- Tail-biting behaviour pre-weaning:
Association between other pig-directed
and general behaviour in piglets
F. Hakansson, J.E. Bolhuis - Rooting for feed: Mixing corn pellets into rooting
material increases the use but not cleanliness
of rooting areas for growing-finishing pigs
M. Knoll, E.A.M. Bokkers,
C. Leeb, C. Wimmler,
H. Mai-Lis Andersen, R. Thomsen,
B. Früh, M. Holinger 
The potential of feeding patterns to assess generic
welfare in growing-finishing pigs
J.D. Bus, I.J.M.M. Boumans,
L.E. Webb, E.A.M. Bokkers- Who's the Boss? Assessing Convergent Validity of
Aggression Based Dominance Measures in
Male Laboratory Mice, Mus Musculus
A.J. Barabas, J.R. Lucas,
M.A. Erasmus, H.W. Cheng,
B.N. Gaskill
Maternal deprivation affects
goat kids’ stress coping behaviour
C. Toinon, S. Waiblinger,
J.-L. Rault- Chewing behaviour in dogs –
a survey-based exploratory study
C. Arhant, R. Winkelmann,
J. Troxler - Providing environmental enrichments affects activity
and performance, but not leg health
in fast- and slower-growing broiler chickens
I.C. de Jong, X.E. Blaauw,
J.A.J. van der Eijk, C.S. da Silva,
M.M. van Krimpen, R. Molenaar,
H. van den Brand 
Validation of a real-time location system
for zone assignment and neighbor
detection in dairy cow groups
N. Melzer, B. Foris,
J. Langbein
Milk- and starter-feeding strategies
to reduce cross sucking in pair-housed
calves in outdoor hutches
R.S. Salter, K.J. Reuscher,
J.M.C. Van Os
The Legislative, Ethical, and Conceptual
Importance of Replicability in
Farm Animal Welfare Science
C. Nawroth, L. Gygax- Are free-ranging Kune Kune pigs
(Sus scrofa domesticus) able to solve
a cooperative task?
M. Koglmüller, M. Wondrak,
I. Camerlink, J.-L. Rault,
L. Huber - Preference testing for UV light
spectrum and intensity in laying hens
M.S. Rana, A.M. Cohen-Barnhouse,
C. Lee, D.L. Campbell
Does coping style affect behavioral
responses and growth performance
of lambs weaned at different ages?
C. Çakmakçı, S. Karaca,
G.A. María- Decomposition Residual Odor Volatiles in
Soil from a West Texas Environment
J. Raymer, P.A. Prada-Tiedemann,
J.U. Rojas-Guevara - Individual Detection and Tracking
of Group Housed Pigs in Their Home Pen
Using Computer Vision
L.E. Van Der Zande, O. Guzhva,
T.B. Rodenburg - Effects of hatching on-farm on behaviour,
first week performance, fear level
and range use of organic broilers
C.T. Jessen, L. Foldager,
A.B. Riber
- Happiness, Welfare, and Personality
in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)
L.M. Robinson, N.K. Waran,
I. Handel, M.C. Leach - Piling behaviour in Swiss layer flocks:
description and related factors
J. Winter, M. Toscano,
A. Stratmann - Vocalisations in Farm Animals:
a Step Towards Positive Welfare Assessment
K.A. Laurijs, E.F. Briefer,
I. Reimert, L.E. Webb - Affective styles and emotional
lateralization: A promising framework
for animal welfare research
C. Goursot, S. Düpjan,
B. Puppe, L.M. Leliveld
- Caretaker attitudes and animal training are
associated with alpaca behaviour towards humans—
An online survey
I. Windschnurer, L. Fischer,
T. Yanagida, C. Eibl,
S. Franz, S. Waiblinger 
Influence of Different LED Light Colour
Temperatures on the Preference Behaviour
of Weaned Piglets
S. Goetz, C.M.C. Raoult,
K. Reiter, M. Wensch-Dorendorf,
D. Werner, E. v. Borell
Detection of cow hind-leg activity
during milking by using a 3-dimensional
accelerometer attached to the milking cluster
C.M.C. Raoult, A.A. Margerit,
S. Fricker, E.F. Bluemel,
P.E. Savary
Goats show higher behavioural flexibility
than sheep in a spatial detour task
C.M.C. Raoult, B. Osthaus,
A.C.G. Hildbrand, A.G. McElligott,
C. Nawroth
- Rider effects on horses' conflict behaviour,
rein tension, physiological measures
and rideability scores
J. Winther Christensen, R. Munk,
L. Hawson, R. Palme, T. Larsen,
A. Egenvall, U. U. König von Borstel,
M. Vilain Rørvang - Access to chewable materials
during lactation affects sow behaviour
and interaction with piglets
K.-M. Swan, H. Telkänranta,
C. Munsterhjelm, O. Peltoniemi,
A. Valros - Development of existing Scoring Systems
to Assess Behavioural Coping
in Shelter Cats
E. N. Hirsch, M. Andersson,
J. Loberg, L. M. Lidfors 
Familiarity influences social networks
in dairy cows after regrouping
B. Foris, H.-G. Haas,
J. Langbein, N. Melzer
- Balancing skill against difficulty -
behavior, heart rate and heart rate variability
of shelter dogs during two different
introductions of an interactive game
C. Arhant, B. Altrichter, S. Lehenbauer,
S. Waiblinger, C. Schmied-Wagner, J. Yee 
Gentle interactions with restrained
and free-moving cows: Effects on
the improvement of the
animal-human relationship
A. Lange, S. Waiblinger,
A. Heinke, K. Barth,
A. Futschik, S. Lürzel- How Can Cattle Be Toilet Trained?
Incorporating Reflexive Behaviours
into a Behavioural Chain
N. Dirksen, J. Langbein,
L. Schrader, B. Puppe,
D. Elliffe, K. Siebert,
V. Roettgen, L. Matthews
contrafreeloading task
K. Rosenberger, M. Simmler,
C. Nawroth, J. Langbein,
N. Keil
- Rewarding memories? Behaviour of broiler
chickens towards peat
in flocks with and without
previous exposure to peat
J. Vas, N. BenSassi,
G. Vasdal, R. C. Newberry
Reactions to Different Auditory
Stimuli During Gentle
Human-Animal Interactions
A. Lange, L. Bauer,
A. Futschik, S. Waiblinger,
S. Lürzel- The effect of perches and
aviary tiers on the mating behaviour
of two hybrids of broiler breeders
S. G. Gebhardt-Henrich, A. Jordan,
M. J. Toscano, H. Würbel 
Early feeding experiences of
piglets and their impact on novel
environment behaviour and
food neophobia
A. Middelkoop, B. Kemp, E. Bolhuis
Understanding allogrooming through
a dynamic social network approach:
An example in a group
of dairy cows
I. de Freslon, J.M. Peralta
A.C. Strappini, G. Monti
Effect of cow-calf contact
on cow motivation to reunite
with their calf
M.L. Wenker, et al.
Sensory abilities of horses
and their importance to
equitation science
M.V. Rørvang, B.L. Nielsen,
A.N. McLean- Comparative assessment of
general behaviour and fear-related
responses in hatchery-hatched and
on-farm hatched broiler chickens
M.F. Giersberg, et al.
Short- and long-term
effects of rearing dairy calves
with contact to their mother
on their reactions toward humans
S. Waiblinger, et al.
Play and social behaviour
of calves with or without
access to their dam
and other cows
S. Waiblinger, et al.- Intra-group lethal gang
aggression in domestic pigs
(Sus scrofa domesticus)
I. Camerlink, J.-Y. Chou,
S.P. Turner - Emotional contagion and
its implications for animal welfare
S. Düpjan, A. Krause,
L.R. Moscovice, C. Nawroth
- Provisioning of live
black soldier fly larvae
(Hermetia illucens)
benefits broiler activity
and leg health in a
frequency- and dose-
dependent manner
A.F. Ipema, et al. - Perch positioning affects
both laying hen locomotion
and forces experience
at the keel
C. Rufener, A.K. Rentsch,
A. Stratmann, M.J. Toscano - Pullet rearing affects
collisions and perch use
in enriched colony cage
layer housing
A.N. Pullin, et al. - Current state of
knowledge on the cognitive
capacities of goats and its
potential to inform species-
specific enrichment
G. Zobel & C. Nawroth
Different regrouping schedules
in semi group-housed rabbit does:
Effects on agonistic behaviour,
stress and lesions
M. Braconnier, et al.- Maize silage as
enrichment material
improves the welfare of
growing-finishing pigs in
environmentally friendly pens
M. Ocepek, C.M. Goold,
M. Busančić, A.J.A. Aarnink - Which types of
rooting materials
give weaner pigs
most pleasure?
M. Ocepek, R.C. Newberry,
I.L. Andersen - Methodological terminology and
definitions for research and
discussion of cow-calf contact
systems
J. Sirovnik, et al.
Long-term socialization
with humans affects
human-directed behavior
in goats
V. Mastellone, et al.- Assessing the
motivation to learn
in cattle
R.K. Meagher, et al. 
Goats follow human
pointing gestures in an
object choice task
C. Nawroth, Z.M. Martin,
A.G. McElligott- Motivation for feeding
in broiler breeder pullets
fed different types of
restricted high-fibre diets
A.B. Riber and F.M. Tahamtani
- Social referencing
in the domestic horse
A. Schrimpf, M.-S. Single
, C. Nawroth 
Horses failed to learn
from humans by observation
M.V. Rørvang, T.B. Nielsen,
J.W. Christensen
Effects of different
stroking styles on
behaviour and cardiac parameters
in heifers
A. Lange et al
EasieRR:
An open-source software for
non-invasive heart rate variability
assessment
J.H. Rasmussen, K. Rosenberger,
J. Langbein
- Neurological functioning
and fear responses
in low and normal birth weight piglets
S. Roelofs et al. - Effect of different catching practices
during manual upright handling
on broiler welfare and behavior
V.A. de Lima, M.C. Ceballos, et al. - Relationships between temperament,
meat quality, and carcass traits
in Nellore cattle
A.C. Sant'anna, et al. 
Human relationships
with domestic and other animals:
One health, one welfare, one biology
A.M. Tarazona, M.C. Ceballos,
D.M. Broom
- Laboratory animal welfare
and human attitudes:
A cross-sectional survey
on heterospecific play
or "rat tickling"
M.R. LaFollette et al. - Review:
Early life predisposing factors
for biting in pigs
A. Prunier et al. - Assessment of personality types
in Nigerian dwarf goats (Capra hircus)
and cross-context correlations
to behavioural and physiological responses
M.-A. Finkemeier et al. - Evaluating effects of providing hay
on behavioral development and performance
of group-housed dairy calves
K.C. Horvath & E.K. Miller-Cushon
Mood induction alters
attention toward
negative-positive stimulus pairs
in sheep
C.M.C. Raoult & L. Gygax
A study of Traveller horse owners'
attitudes to horse care and welfare
using an equine body condition
scoring system
M. Rowland, T. Coombs, M. Connor
An ethogram of biter
and bitten pigs
during an ear biting event:
First step in the development
of a precision livestock farming tool
A. Diana et al.
Visual laterality in pigs:
Monocular viewing influences
emotional reactions in pigs
C. Goursot et al.
- What is animal happiness?
L.E. Webb, R. Veenhoven,
J.L. Harfeld, M.B. Jensen 
Comprehensive analysis
of affiliative and agonistic
social networks in
lactating dairy cattle groups
B. Foris, M. Zebunke,
J. Langbein, N. Melzer
Farm animal cognition
--Linking behavior, welfare, and ethics
C. Nawroth, J. Langbein,
M. Coulon, V. Gabor,
S. Oesterwind, J. Benz-Schwarzburg,
E. von Borell- Implication and impact of
straw provision on behaviour,
lesions and pen hygiene
on commercial farms
rearing undocked pigs
T. Wallgren, A. Larsen, N. Lundeheim,
R. Westin, S. Gunnarsson
- Finding hens in a haystack:
Consistency of movement patterns
within and across individual
laying hens maintained in large groups
C. Rufener, J. Berezowski, F. Maximiano Sousa
Y. Abreu, L. Asher, M.J. Toscano - Evaluating the temporal
and situational consistency
of personality traits
in adult dairy cattle
B. Foris, M. Zebunke,
J. Langbein, N. Melzer - Behavioural lateralization
in domestic pigs (Sus scrofa)--
variations between motor functions
and individuals
C. Goursot, S. Dupjan, A. Tuchscherer,
B. Puppe, L.M.C. Leliveld - Assessing animal individuality:
links between personality
and laterality in pigs
C. Goursot, S. Dupjan, E. Kanitz,
A. Tuchscherer, B. Puppe, L.M.C. Leliveld
- Looking on the bright side
of livestock emotions
--the potential of their transmission
to promote positive welfare
L. Baciadonna, S. Duepjan, E.F. Briefer,
M. Padilla de la Torre, C. Nawroth - Social learning in horses
--Fact or fiction?
M.V. Rørvang, J.W. Christensen,
J. Ladewig, A. McLean - Factors associated with
long-term success in working police dogs
K. Brady, N. Cracknell,
H. Zulch, D. S. Mills - Examining affective structure in chickens:
valence, intensity, persistence
and generalization measured using a
Conditioned Place Preference Test
E. S. Paul, J. L. Edgar,
G. Caplen, C. J. Nico
- Personality research
in mammalian farm animals:
Concepts, measures,
and relationship to welfare
M.-A. Finkemeier, J. Langbein, B. Puppe 
Goats prefer positive
human emotional facial expressions
C. Nawroth, N. Albuquerque,
C. Savalli, M.-S. Single, A.G. McElligott
Human-directed behaviour in goats
is not affected
by short-term positive handling
J. Langbein, A. Krause, C. Nawroth- "Naturalness and its relation
to animal welfare
from an ethological perspective
L. Gygax and E. Hillmann
Human demonstration
does not facilitate the performance
of horses (Equus caballus) in a
spatial problem-solving task
J.-B. Burla, J. Siegwart, C. Nawroth
Animals and Us:
50 years and more
of applied ethology
J. Brown, Y. Seddon, M. Appleby- Branding practices
on four dairies
in Kantale, Sri Lanka
S.J.J. Adcock, C.B. Tucker,
G. Weerasinghe, E. Rajapaksha - Motor self-regulation
in goats (Capra aegagrus hircus)
in a detour-reaching task
J. Langbein
Domestic cattle
(Bos taurus taurus)
are motivated to obtain forage
and demonstrate contrafreeloading
J.M.C. Van Os, E.M. Mintline,
T.J. DeVries, C.B. Tucker
Prepartum maternal behavior
of domesticated cattle:
A comparison with managed,
feral, and wild ungulates
M.V. Rørvang, B.L. Nielsen,
M.S. Herskin, M.B. Jensen- Radiographic examination
of keel bone damage
in living laying hens of different strains
kept in two housing systems
E.K. Eusemann, U. Baulain,
L. Schrader, C. Thöne-Reineke,
A. Patt, S. Petow 
Improving the welfare of farm animals
Science and policy document
by the INRA, the French
agricultural research institute
Corporate reporting on
farm animal welfare:
An evaluation of global food companies’
discourse and disclosures on
farm animal welfare
R. Sullivan,
N. Amos, H.A. van de Weerd- Do dogs see the Ponzo illusion?
S.-E. Byosiere, L.C.Feng, et al. - Playful pigs:
Evidence of consistency and change
in play depending on litter
and developmental stage
S.M. Brown, R. Peters,
I.M. Nevison, A.B. Lawrence 
Regular exposure to cowbells
affects the behavioral reactivity
to a noise stimulus in dairy cows
J. Johns, S. Masneuf
A. Patt, E. Hillmann
- Judgement bias in goats
(Capra hircus): Investigating
the effects of human grooming
L. Baciadonna, C. Nawroth, A.G. McElligott - Social status affects
welfare metrics of
group-housed gestating sows
E. Pacheco, J. L. Salak-Johnson 
Characterization of short-
and long-term mechanical
sensitization following
surgical tail amputation in pigs
P. Di Giminiani, S. A. Edwards, E. M. Malcom, et al.- Human head orientation and
eye visbilityas indicators
of attention for goats (Capra hircus)
C. Nawroth, A.G. McElligott
Cooling cows efficiently
with water spray: Behavioral,
physiological, and production responses
to sprinkers at the feed bunk
J.M. Chen, K.E. Schütz, C.B. Tucker- In search of the urban cowboy:
the need to incorporate animal
husbandry into the United States
high education curriculum and its
implications for production animal welfare
C.L. Daigle - Toward a choice-based
judgement bias task for horses
S. Hintze, E. Roth, I. Bachmann, H. Würbel - The motivation-based calving facility:
Social and cognitive factors
influence isolation seeking behaviour
of Holstein dairy cows at calving
M.V. Rørvang, M.S. Herskin, M.B. Jensen
Special collection:
Epidemiological investigations of
North American zoo elephant welfare
Various- The researchers' view of
scientific rigor - Survey on the conduct
and reporting of in vivo research
T.S. Reichlin, L. Vogt, H. Würbel - Authorization of animal experiments
is based on confidence rather than
evidence of scientific rigor
L. Vogt, T. . Reichlin, C. Nathues, H. Würbel 
Acoustic signalling reflects personality
in a social mammal
M. Friel, H.P. Kunc, K. Griffin, et al.
Equine welfare during exercise:
An evaluation of breathing, breathlessness
and bridles
D. J. Mellor and N. J. Beausoleil- Introducing breathlessness as a
significant animal welfare issue
N. J. Beausoleil and D. J. Mellor - The backtest in pigs revisited
—Inter-situational behaviour
and animal classification
M. Zebunke, G. Nürnberg,
N. Melzer, B. Puppe - Rat ticking: A systematic review
of applications, outcomes,
and moderators
M. R. LaFollette, M. E. O'Haire,
S. Cloutier, W. B. Blankenberger,
B. N. Gaskill
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