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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)
ArticleCitations
Vocalisations in farm animals: A step towards positive welfare assessment46
Provisioning of live black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) benefits broiler activity and leg health in a frequency- and dose-dependent manner37
A review of video-based pig behavior recognition37
Understanding impacts of zoo visitors: Quantifying behavioural changes of two popular zoo species during COVID-19 closures35
Pre-weaning socialization and environmental enrichment affect life-long response to regrouping in commercially-reared pigs31
Lateralized emotional functioning in domestic animals28
Learning from lockdown - Assessing the positive and negative experiences, and coping strategies of researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic28
Dyadic affiliative preferences in a stable group of domestic pigs27
Spatial distribution and activity patterns as welfare indicators in response to water quality changes in European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax27
Tail postures and tail motion in pigs: A review26
Using acoustic telemetry to assess behavioral responses to acute hypoxia and ammonia exposure in farmed rainbow trout of different competitive ability25
Palatability assessment in horses in relation to lateralization and temperament24
Olfactory-based interspecific recognition of human emotions: Horses (Equus ferus caballus) can recognize fear and happiness body odour from humans (Homo sapiens)24
Wouldn’t hurt a fly? A review of insect cognition and sentience in relation to their use as food and feed24
Comparative assessment of general behaviour and fear-related responses in hatchery-hatched and on-farm hatched broiler chickens22
Providing environmental enrichments affects activity and performance, but not leg health in fast- and slower-growing broiler chickens22
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on animal behaviour and welfare researchers21
Keeping littermates together instead of social mixing benefits pig social behaviour and growth post-weaning21
Free movement: A key for welfare improvement in sport horses?21
Play behaviour reduced by environmental enrichment in fast-growing broiler chickens20
Impact of a cattle brush on feedlot steer behavior, productivity and stress physiology20
Rider effects on horses’ conflict behaviour, rein tension, physiological measures and rideability scores20
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