Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Papers
(The H4-Index of Applied Animal Behaviour Science is 20. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Vocalisations in farm animals: A step towards positive welfare assessment59
A review of video-based pig behavior recognition46
Understanding impacts of zoo visitors: Quantifying behavioural changes of two popular zoo species during COVID-19 closures39
Wouldn’t hurt a fly? A review of insect cognition and sentience in relation to their use as food and feed36
Lateralized emotional functioning in domestic animals32
Learning from lockdown - Assessing the positive and negative experiences, and coping strategies of researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic30
Palatability assessment in horses in relation to lateralization and temperament29
Play behaviour reduced by environmental enrichment in fast-growing broiler chickens27
Comparative assessment of general behaviour and fear-related responses in hatchery-hatched and on-farm hatched broiler chickens26
Providing environmental enrichments affects activity and performance, but not leg health in fast- and slower-growing broiler chickens26
Keeping littermates together instead of social mixing benefits pig social behaviour and growth post-weaning25
Laterality and fish welfare - A review25
Comparing gradual debonding strategies after prolonged cow-calf contact: Stress responses, performance, and health of dairy cow and calf25
Rider effects on horses’ conflict behaviour, rein tension, physiological measures and rideability scores25
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on animal behaviour and welfare researchers22
If they could choose: How would dogs spend their days? Activity patterns in four populations of domestic dogs21
The effect of owner presence and scent on stress resilience in cats21
One welfare impacts of COVID-19 – A summary of key highlights within the one welfare framework21
Changes in the health and behaviour of pet dogs during the COVID-19 pandemic as reported by the owners21
Dog behaviour classification with movement sensors placed on the harness and the collar20
Smart carnivores think twice: Red fox delays scavenging on conspecific carcasses to reduce parasite risk20
Does the provision of environmental enrichment affect the behaviour and welfare of captive snakes?20
Does the duration of repeated temporary separation affect welfare in dairy cow-calf contact systems?20
Owner perception of problem behaviours in dogs aged 6 and 9-months20
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