Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Applied Animal Behaviour Science is 6. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Species and behavioral patterns of wild birds invading a cow barn in the subtropical region: A case study in the central region of Okinawa-jima Island, Japan50
Effects of different cage sizes and nest settings on laying hen nesting behavior and the proportion of dirty eggs in furnished cages50
The impact of care on chimpanzee welfare: A comprehensive review41
Does the evolutionarily stable strategy apply to captive Humboldt penguins? Study on S. humboldti lateralized behavior40
Behavior of addax (Addax nasomaculatus) and Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) mothers and calves during the calves’ first day of life36
Feed withdrawal coupled with classical conditioning modifies the behavioral, physiological, and productive traits in Japanese quail (Coturnix Coturnix japonica)34
Book Review34
Editorial Board33
Changes in the eye blink and half-blink rates in horses as a reaction to a stressor: A preliminary study29
Sow nest-building behavior in communal farrowing relates to productivity and litter size29
The bonds between us: Stronger bonds predict greater attribution of companion animal socio-cognitive skills26
Genetic parameters of personality traits in dogs based on behavioral assessment and questionnaire information26
Olfactory awareness in lambs assessed through habituation-dishabituation and approach-withdrawal tests26
Vegetation cover in outdoor enclosures reduces feather pecking in farm-reared red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa)24
Horses’ resting behaviour in shelters of varying size compared with single boxes24
Development of ingestive and social behavior of buffalo calves in a cow-calf contact grazing system24
The future of cat-human companionship22
“Scent work is incorporated in almost everything I do”: Investigating dog trainers’ perceptions of scent-based activities for companion dogs22
Shifting perceptions: The role of pet ownership and harmfulness in aggressive judgments of pet behavior22
Honey bees reared in isolation adhere to normal age-related division of labor when reintroduced into a colony22
Phenotypic plasticity in conservation aquaculture: Insights, challenges, and future directions21
Nest-building motivation in acute social defeat stress model mice: Effect of a low-temperature environment20
Assessment of horse welfare during exhaled breath condensate collection using the Horse Grimace Scale19
Characterization of social behavior in a group of domestic donkeys (Equus asinus)19
Progressive weaning alters behaviour and biomarkers of stress in weaned lambs subjected to social isolation19
Medical training in dairy heifers – A pilot study18
Consistent individual differences in cattle grazing patterns18
Impact of variations in training schedules on dogs’ acquisition and retention of an odor detection task18
Deep-worm-tracker: Deep learning methods for accurate detection and tracking for behavioral studies in C. elegans18
The intrinsic moral value of individuals: A bioethical approach to domestic cats and damaged species18
The quest to develop automated systems for monitoring animal behavior18
Book review17
Perceptions of Taiwanese owners and behaviour veterinarians on behavioural problems in dogs and preferred training approaches17
Editorial Board17
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the occurrence and association of physical diseases and behavioural problems in dogs and cats17
Preface for the special issue of the 55th International Congress of the ISAE16
Feeding behaviour of feedlot lambs offered different amounts of concentrate with or without protected fat15
Consistent individual differences in behavior among beef cattle in handling contexts and social-feed preference testing15
Single- and multi-species groups: A descriptive study of cattle and broiler behaviour on pasture15
Evaluation of cortisol levels and behavior in dogs during animal-assisted interventions in clinical practice15
Is there hope beyond fear? Effects of social rehabilitation on unsocialised stray dogs15
Milking temperament of Anatolian buffaloes during early lactation15
When life gives you lemons, squeeze your way through: Understanding citrus avoidance behaviour by free-ranging dogs in India15
Assessment of the interrelationship between personality traits, emotional states and abnormal behaviour in horses14
Fearfulness in aviary housed laying hens – Effects of management and potential confounding effects of the Novel Object test14
Vocal expression of emotions in farmed spotted paca (Cuniculus paca)14
A six-step process to explore facial expressions performances to detect pain in dairy cows with lipopolysaccharide-induced clinical mastitis14
Predictive modeling toward refinement of behavior-based pain assessment in horses14
New Zealanders’ attitudes to outdoor access for owned domestic cats14
Human perception of cats' communicative cues: human‐cat communication goes multimodal14
Does environmental enrichment impact the behaviour and welfare of bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps)?14
The effects of owner-cat interaction on oxytocin secretion in pet cats with different attachment styles14
Comparison of first- and last-born pigs revealed no effect of the birth process on acquisition and reversal of the cognitive holeboard task14
The use of nipple water trough for group-housed dairy calves reduces cross-sucking14
Pulling the wool over their eyes? Object permanence, numerical competence and categorisation in alternative livestock species14
The effect of isolation on laboratory rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus): Growth, behavior and physiology14
Are smelly toys more fun? Shelter dogs’ preferences for toys, scents, and scented toys14
Dairy cows housed both full- and part-time with their calves form strong maternal bonds13
Better welfare for broiler chickens given more types of environmental enrichments and more space to enjoy them13
Gustatory preferences of purple mud crab (Scylla tranquebarica) towards formulated diets made of various marine protein sources13
Behavioural indicators of infectious disease in managed animals13
Does a stronger bond with pet rabbits equate to better husbandry conditions for them?13
Animals and society: Striking the right balance through ethology. Preface for the special issue of the 57th congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology13
Opportunities (and challenges) in dairy cattle cognition research: A key area needed to design future high welfare housing systems13
Editorial Board13
Training for a cognitive judgement bias task does not affect fear or telomere shortening in laying hens13
Ethological and procedural assessment of ballistics euthanasia for stranded cetaceans12
Straight from the horse's mouth: Changes in salivary oxytocin, cortisol and behaviour in horses interacting with unfamiliar humans12
Dynamics of chewing and eating behavior, lying behavior, and salivary characteristics associated with duration of high grain feeding in cows with or with no phytogenic supplement12
Welfare assessment of horses and mules used in commercial beef cattle ranches in Brazil12
Effects of light spectrum on pig behaviour, health and growth12
Two paradigms of research and their influence on the study of animal behaviour12
Escape patterns of companion parrots kept in Brazilian Households12
Burying and smelling – A comparative analysis of fecal and urinary elimination behaviors in neutered adult cats12
A first approach to investigate characteristics of piling behaviour in individual laying hens12
Editorial Board12
First step after submitting your paper: The preliminary checks done by the editors12
Shelter or complexity? Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) preference for enrichment structures is a matter of time and frequency of visits.12
Behind the bridle: Understanding facial expressions in lesson horses before and after riding12
Zoos and other organisations with living world impacts should have honest policies12
Opportunistically using a Chronic Unpredictable Stress study to investigate ‘inactive-but-awake’ behaviour as a potential welfare indicator in laboratory rats11
Book review11
Do I sound anxious? Emotional arousal is linked to changes in vocalisations in domestic chicks (Gallus gallus dom.)11
Work it out: Investigating the effect of workload on discomfort and stress physiology of riding school horses11
Living on the edge: Detections and activity pattern of wildcats (Felis silvestris) and domestic cats (Felis catus) by camera trapping in areas of low wildcat population density11
Skeleton-based image feature extraction for automated behavioral analysis in human-animal relationship tests11
How much 'enrichment' is enough for laboratory rodents? A systematic review and meta-analysis re-assessing the impact of well-resourced cages on morbidity and mortality11
A critical review of research concerning the gut microbiome in dogs and its relationship with behaviour11
Humans' mask wearing has limited effect on family dogs' behaviour in standard test situations11
Enrichment with classical music enhances affiliative behaviours in bottlenose dolphin11
Linking foraging behaviour of free-ranging, lactating beef cows with diet quality and weight gain in semi-arid rangeland11
Exploring the quality of life in cats: How caretaker perceptions shape simple and systematic assessments11
Impact of two commercial weaning and transport strategies on piglet behaviour, body weight change, lesions and lameness following transport11
One Ethology, understanding animal behaviour to improve the lives of animals, humans and society: Preface for the special issue of ISAE’s 56th international congress11
From nature to nurture – How genes and environment interact to shape behaviour11
Color preference of zebrafish (Danio rerio) differs in midday and midnight11
Accelerometers contribution to the knowledge of domestic cats’ (Felis catus) behavior: A comprehensive review11
Ethics approval for your experiments11
Rattling the cage: Behaviour and resource use of mice in laboratory and pet cages11
Pigment matters: Behavior and lateralization of albino and pigmented fish (Bronze Corydoras) in aquaculture10
Development of a scale to assess pigs’ immediate behavioural reaction when encountering novel odours10
The impact of gastrointestinal parasitism on the behaviour and welfare of weaned housed lambs10
A four-trial home-based food quantity discrimination task for companion dogs: Hierarchical Bayesian analysis and applied assessment10
Pilot study on the resocialisation of stallions10
Influence of social enrichment on transport stress in fish: a behavioural approach10
Social behaviour and personality profiles of breeding does housed part-time in group.10
Olfactory threshold of dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) to cold-killed spotted lantern fly eggs10
Recognising behaviourally relevant pig vocalisations for welfare assessment via a lightweight deep acoustic model10
Perch use in commercial broiler breeders – Preference for perch material and effect of age10
Reactive and risky: The behavioural structuring of ‘dog reactive dogs’10
Widening horizons – The potential of wildlife biology for Applied Animal Behaviour Science10
Developing a methodology to identify personalities in farmed red deer10
Tit alarm calls trigger anti-predator behavior in free-range domestic chickens10
Prediction of working outcomes in trainee dogs using the novel Assistance Dog Test Battery (ADTB)10
A survey about the welfare problem "toe pecking" in Swiss laying hens10
Editorial Board9
The duration of urbanization influences avian escape behaviour9
Environmental downgrading to battery cages induces depression-like states in hens9
Measuring emotions in dairy cows: Relationships between infrared temperature of key body parts, lateralised behaviour and milk production9
A preliminary study on the impacts of exercise intensity and duration on gastrointestinal temperature and odor detection performance of dogs9
Residual feed intake and behavior of sheep: Besides being classified as 'nibblers' or ‘binge eaters', can they also be considered ‘low water drinkers' or 'binge drinkers'?9
Behavioral or nutritional drive: which motivation affects rates of food grinding in CD1 mice?9
Does the start of flat races influence racehorse race performance?9
Phenotypic and genetic parameters of grazing behaviour of semi-extensively reared Boutsko sheep9
Behavioral responses of Vinaceous-breasted Amazon parrots to anti-predator training9
Refined methodology for identification of bitterness aversion in mature rams through quantification of fluid intake and behavioral response to phenylthiocarbamide9
A progressive deep learning framework for fine-grained primate behavior recognition9
Behavior and physiological responses to acoustic stimuli in Taurine and Zebuine cattle9
Dairy sheep and goats sort for particle size and protein in mixed rations9
The amicable rabbit – interactions between pet rabbits and their caregivers based on a questionnaire survey9
Increasing foraging times with appetitive and consummatory foraging enrichment in grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus)9
Piling behaviour in British layer flocks: Observations and farmers` experiences9
Could restricting horses' REM sleep improve dressage performance?9
An evaluation of Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) detection dog training and performance9
The ability to interpret affective states in horses' body language is associated with experience with animals9
No effect of infant nursery rearing on laboratory rhesus monkey dams’ social behavior or long-term cortisol profiles9
Caught in headlights: Captive white-tailed deer responses to variations in vehicle lighting during imminent collision scenarios9
Keel bone fractures are associated with anxiety like behavioural responses in laying hens housed individually in furnished cages9
Paw preference as an indicator of operational suitability in working dogs: An ex post facto analysis9
Interaction with enrichment objects depends on color and increases after feeding in some elasmobranchs but not others9
Examining personality dimensions in rats using a caregiver questionnaire9
The first evidence of the monogamous golden jackal’s adaptive response to partner loss9
WITHDRAWN: Handling procedures in ornamental fishing affect the behavioural response of dwarf cichlids (Apistogramma juruensis)8
Prospective categorisation of maternal care style in Thoroughbred broodmares8
Introducing the option of automatic preprints of manuscripts under review8
Shelter use by horses during summer in relation to weather conditions and horsefly (Tabanidae) prevalence8
Feel-good songs: application of a novel playback paradigm to induce a positive affective state in juvenile male Wistar rats8
Dark brooder pullets are less active than Non-brooder pullets, but show similar level of synchronisation at the resource areas8
Factors affecting locomotor activity of search and rescue dogs: The importance of terrain, vegetation and dog certification8
Welfare impacts associated with using aversive geofencing devices on captive Asian elephants8
Sleep quality in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) varies by housing type and following surgery8
An enclosure quality ranking framework for terrestrial animals in captivity8
Weaned piglet’s reactivity to humans, tonic immobility and behaviour in a spatial maze test is affected by gestating sows’ relationship to humans and positive handling at weaning8
Behaviour and welfare of pigeons (Columba livia) in two different localities of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil8
Do lambs differentiate the odor of their mother from that of an alien ewe? Focus on inguinal wax8
An investigation of two ostensibly inhibitory control tasks used in canine cognition8
Run access, hutch size and time-of-day affect welfare-relevant behaviour and faecal corticosterone in pair-housed pet rabbits8
Associations between resilience to weaning stress and startle response in nursery age gilts8
Editorial Board8
Companionship counts: Investigating social housing conditions and welfare in privately owned rabbits8
Review of depressive-like behaviours in some group-living mammals8
Altered reproductive behaviour in siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) after exposure to different level of turbidity derived from palm oil mill effluent8
The behavioral and physiological responses of juvenile large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) to different types of predator stimuli8
Space use of free-range laying hens on two outdoor ranges with different amounts of vegetation cover8
The relationship between feline-ality™, the interpersonal circumplex, and cat characteristics8
Increasing cage complexity reduces abnormal behaviours in farmed blue foxes8
Assessing stress in dogs during saliva sampling in socio-psychological research: Preliminary development of animal-friendly practical procedures8
Investigating the motivations of repetitive barrier interactions in Pogona vitticeps8
Relative preference for different pecking blocks offered as pairwise comparisons in White and Brown-feathered laying hens8
Editorial Board8
Factors influencing a hand-touch learning task outcome in the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)8
Review of literature on interventions aimed at resolving problems caused by predatory behaviour in dogs (Canis familiaris)8
Editorial Board8
Cross-species replication of functional analysis methodology8
Effects of birdwatching tourism on breeding behaviour and reproductive success of hornbills8
Prediction of successful training outcomes for drug detection dogs using subjective ratings and behavioral test measures: A case study in Japan customs8
Category-dependent contribution of dog facial and bodily cues in human perception of dog emotions8
Prenatal stress from lameness in pregnant sows modifies the behavioural and physiological responses of their offspring8
Preference of dogs towards feeding toys made of natural rubber, and their potential to improve canine behaviour: A study based on owners' observations8
A buffet of litters – Broiler chickens behave differently according to litter type and freshness8
What influences feather care and unipedal resting in flamingos? Adding evidence to clarify behavioural anecdotes8
Comparison between the canine behavioral assessment and research questionnaire and monash canine personality questionnaire – Revised to predict training outcome in apprentice assistance dogs8
Habituation of crossbred beef calves to corral handling reduces their reactivity and improves performance7
Short- or long-term affect? Disentangling the effects of emotion and mood on pigs’ decisions on a Judgement Bias Task7
What a camera trap survey can reveal about the behaviour of an invasive species: Insights from coypus Myocastor coypus in an urban park of central Italy7
Is Toxoplasma gondii infection related to spatial problem solving and fear response in sheep?7
Behavioral rehabilitation of extremely fearful dogs: Report on the efficacy of a treatment protocol7
Prenatal administration of lipophilic macrocyclic lactone anthelmintics can alter neonatal lamb behavioural development7
The effect of anthropogenic noise on foraging and vigilance in zoo housed pied tamarins7
Free-ranging dogs quickly learn to recognize a rewarding person7
Editorial Board7
Opportunities and challenges to enhance the welfare of livestock through positive human-animal relationships7
Modelling behavior of Crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus) using classification algorithms7
Investigating the relationship between canine training classes and post-adoption return rates in North American shelters7
Reducing barking in a Brazilian animal shelter: A practical intervention7
Temperament traits and glucocorticoid metabolites in tropical screech owl (Megascops choliba)7
Can individual variation in food neophobia explain variability in dairy calf feeding behavior patterns and performance?7
Preface for the 50th anniversary year jubilee issue7
Behavioural effects of feed dilution and daily roughage provision in male Hubbard M77 broiler breeders during rearing7
Sex- and age-based differences in behavioural patterns and gut microbiota composition in captive Malayan tigers (Panthera tigris jacksoni)7
Sex or maternal care? Nursing oestrous ewes prefer to interact with rams over their lambs7
Editorial Board7
Animal-based methods for the assessment of broiler chicken welfare in organic and conventional production systems7
Your message in pictures – Adding a graphical abstract to your paper7
Social influence and attention bias in free-ranging domestic pigs: Effects of demonstrator rank and friendship7
A deep transfer learning model for head pose estimation in rhesus macaques during cognitive tasks: Towards a nonrestraint noninvasive 3Rs approach7
Behavioral differences of shelter dogs under fluorescent versus LED lighting7
Editorial Board7
Evidence of three distinct lactation stages in nursing gazelles: Implications on maternal behaviour assessment7
Environment change causes a transient adverse impact on horse behavioral resting patterns7
Investigation of a potential link between UK equestrians’ understanding of learning theory, and their perception of and response to a problematic equine behaviour7
Working horses welfare assessment and their owners perceive in middle and north Darfur states Sudan7
fair-fish database|catch: A platform for global assessment of welfare hazards affecting aquatic animals in fisheries7
Exploration of skin redness and immunoglobulin A as markers of the affective states of hens7
Effect of dietary vitamin D3 and ultraviolet-B light on the behaviour and growth of broilers challenged with social isolation stress7
Human perception of goats’ vocal expression of emotions7
Maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) differ in their responses to environmental enrichment: Why?7
Using point-of-view cameras (Crittercams) to document potential risk behaviors for Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) transmission in domestic cats in Chad, Africa7
Inattentional blindness in dogs7
Disaster response and its aftermath: A systematic review of the impact of disaster deployment on working dogs7
The effect of acupuncture on physiological and behavioral responses to weaning in foals7
Weaning behaviours in beef cattle and their progression in naturally weaning cow-calf dyads: An observational study7
Multi-scale predictors of farrowing site selection of wild pigs (Sus scrofa)7
A comparative taphonomic study of tooth marks caused by Iberian wolves (Canis lupus signatus) and domestic hunting dogs (Rehala) (Canis familiaris) on bovine scapulae, for taxonomic differentiation7
Editorial Board7
This little piggy got cold: Door flaps on outdoor farrowing huts improve piglet survival during winter in Australia7
Behaviour and spatial distribution of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in experimental tanks: Influence of water flow and husbandry procedures7
Qualitative Behaviour Assessment for zoo-housed polar bears (Ursus maritimus): Intra- and inter-day consistency and association to other indicators of welfare7
Reef effect of vertical relief on the shelter-seeking and foraging processes of juvenile fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii) in a mesocosm experiment7
Horse behavior and training in adaptive/therapeutic riding: A survey of instructors’ perceptions and knowledge in the United States7
Monkeying around: Non-human primate behavioural responses to humans reproducing their facial expressions7
Is rein tension associated with horse behaviour and mouth injuries in harness racing trotters? – Pilot study7
The impact of auditory distraction on learning and task performance in working dogs7
Hormonal and behavioural responses to visual social cues in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)7
Relationships between boldness and fecal steroid hormone levels in captive alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) in China7
Short-term stability over time and across situations of behavioural traits in gestating and lactating sows7
Training level and personality affect border collies’ olfactory performance in the Natural Detection Task7
Welfare of the therapy animal within facilitated youth psychotherapy: A scoping review7
Growing up side by side: Social attachment between twin lambs and the role of the mother's presence7
Development of Qualitative Behaviour Assessment (QBA) in farmed fox species and Finnraccoons7
Play stimulation as a possible means to buffer early stress from commercial hatchery treatment in laying hen chicks7
Creep heating in outdoor farrowing huts may increase piglet welfare without impacting survival and growth6
Editorial Board6
No evidence for object play in the dwarf cuttlefish, Sepia bandensis6
Early maternal separation induced spatial memory deficits through hippocampal inflammation in piglets6
How to suggest reviewers for your manuscript6
Synergistic effect of light and noise pollution on dawn and dusk singing behavior of urban European blackbird: Changes during nesting season6
Preliminary study on the application of robotic herding to manipulation of grazing distribution: Behavioral response of cattle to herding by an unmanned vehicle and its manipulation performance6
Urinating in transponder-controlled feeding stations – Analysis of an undesirable behaviour in horses6
Editorial Board6
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