Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Article	Citations
Vocalisations in farm animals: A step towards positive welfare assessment	49
A review of video-based pig behavior recognition	38
Provisioning of live black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) benefits broiler activity and leg health in a frequency- and dose-dependent manner	37
Understanding impacts of zoo visitors: Quantifying behavioural changes of two popular zoo species during COVID-19 closures	35
Pre-weaning socialization and environmental enrichment affect life-long response to regrouping in commercially-reared pigs	31
Lateralized emotional functioning in domestic animals	29
Dyadic affiliative preferences in a stable group of domestic pigs	29
Learning from lockdown - Assessing the positive and negative experiences, and coping strategies of researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic	28
Wouldn’t hurt a fly? A review of insect cognition and sentience in relation to their use as food and feed	28
Palatability assessment in horses in relation to lateralization and temperament	27
Spatial distribution and activity patterns as welfare indicators in response to water quality changes in European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax	27
Tail postures and tail motion in pigs: A review	26
Olfactory-based interspecific recognition of human emotions: Horses (Equus ferus caballus) can recognize fear and happiness body odour from humans (Homo sapiens)	25
Using acoustic telemetry to assess behavioral responses to acute hypoxia and ammonia exposure in farmed rainbow trout of different competitive ability	25
Comparative assessment of general behaviour and fear-related responses in hatchery-hatched and on-farm hatched broiler chickens	24
Providing environmental enrichments affects activity and performance, but not leg health in fast- and slower-growing broiler chickens	23
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on animal behaviour and welfare researchers	22
Keeping littermates together instead of social mixing benefits pig social behaviour and growth post-weaning	22
Impact of a cattle brush on feedlot steer behavior, productivity and stress physiology	22
Free movement: A key for welfare improvement in sport horses?	21
Play behaviour reduced by environmental enrichment in fast-growing broiler chickens	20
Rider effects on horses’ conflict behaviour, rein tension, physiological measures and rideability scores	20
If they could choose: How would dogs spend their days? Activity patterns in four populations of domestic dogs	19
Comparing gradual debonding strategies after prolonged cow-calf contact: Stress responses, performance, and health of dairy cow and calf	19
The effect of age, environment and management on social contact patterns in sheep	19

A review of neonatal mortality in outdoor organic production and possibilities to increase piglet survival	19
Laterality and fish welfare - A review	19
Changes in the health and behaviour of pet dogs during the COVID-19 pandemic as reported by the owners	18
Smart carnivores think twice: Red fox delays scavenging on conspecific carcasses to reduce parasite risk	18
Owner perception of problem behaviours in dogs aged 6 and 9-months	18
Does the provision of environmental enrichment affect the behaviour and welfare of captive snakes?	18
Cow in Motion: A review of the impact of housing systems on movement opportunity of dairy cows and implications on locomotor activity	18
How to train your wildlife: A review of predator avoidance training	17
Optical flow, behaviour and broiler chicken welfare in the UK and Switzerland	17
One welfare impacts of COVID-19 – A summary of key highlights within the one welfare framework	17
Risk-factors associated with veterinary-related fear and aggression in owned domestic dogs	17
Which types of rooting material give weaner pigs most pleasure?	16
Affective styles and emotional lateralization: A promising framework for animal welfare research	16
The opening of a hinged farrowing crate improves lactating sows’ welfare	16
Stress coping styles: Is the basal level of stress physiological indicators linked to behaviour of sea bream?	16
Calf-directed affiliative behaviour of dairy cows in two types of cow-calf contact systems	15
Dog behaviour classification with movement sensors placed on the harness and the collar	15
A Delphi study to determine expert consensus on the behavioural indicators of stress in horses undergoing veterinary care	15
Does the duration of repeated temporary separation affect welfare in dairy cow-calf contact systems?	15
The potential of feeding patterns to assess generic welfare in growing-finishing pigs	15
Effects of physical enrichment items and social housing on calves’ growth, behaviour and response to novelty	15
Use of the horse grimace scale to identify and quantify pain due to dental disorders in horses	15
Caring for the horse in a cold climate—Reviewing principles for thermoregulation and horse preferences	14
Social determinants of affiliation and cohesion in a population of feral horses	14
Scratcher preferences of adult in-home cats and effects of olfactory supplements on cat scratching	14
Reliability of qualitative behavior assessment (QBA) versus methods with predefined behavioral categories to evaluate maternal protective behavior in dairy cows	14
Dogs can detect the individual odors in a mixture of explosives	14
Investigating optimal levels of platform perch provision for windowed broiler housing	14
Effects of learning an increasing number of odors on olfactory learning, memory and generalization in detection dogs	14
Evaluation of the tri-axial accelerometer to identify and predict parturition-related activities of Debouillet ewes in an intensive setting	14
Validation of accelerometers to automatically record postures and number of steps in growing lambs	14
A systematic review of equine personality	13
Chewing behaviour in dogs – A survey-based exploratory study	13
Maintaining long-term odor memory and detection performance in dogs	13
A novel behavioural approach to assess responsiveness to auditory and visual stimuli before cognitive testing in family dogs	13
Disturbance of resting behaviour of broilers under different environmental conditions	13
Association networks and social temporal dynamics in ewes and lambs	13
Developing and validating attention bias tools for assessing trait and state affect in animals: A worked example with Macaca mulatta	13
New insights into ridden horse behaviour, horse welfare and horse-related safety	13
Brown and white egg-layer strain differences in fearfulness and stress measures	13
The effects of a choice test between food rewards and human interaction in a herd of domestic horses of varying breeds and experiences	13
The effect of sex and age on paw use within a large sample of dogs (Canis familiaris)	13
A consideration of the role of biology and test design as confounding factors in judgement bias tests	12
Does training style affect the human-horse relationship? Asking the horse in a separation–reunion experiment with the owner and a stranger	12
Panting scores as a measure of heat stress evaluation in sheep with access and with no access to shade	12
The effect of castration on home range size and activity patterns of domestic cats living in a natural area in a protected area on a Brazilian island	12
Diet and microbiota-gut-brain axis in relation to tail biting in pigs: A review	12
The relationship between functional breed selection and attachment pattern in family dogs (canis familiaris)	12
Noseband sensor validation and behavioural indicators for assessing beef cattle grazing on extensive pastures	12
Piling behaviour in Swiss layer flocks: Description and related factors	12

The effect of early housing and companion experience on the grazing and ruminating behaviour of naïve heifers on pasture	12
Use of an ear-tag accelerometer and a radio-frequency identification (RFID) system for monitoring the licking behaviour in grazing cattle	12
Behavioural and physiological responses of male and female beef cattle to weaning at 30, 75 or 180 days of age	12
Risk factors for aggression in adult cats that were fostered through a shelter program as kittens	11
The effect of owner presence and scent on stress resilience in cats	11
The effect of two different farrowing systems on sow behaviour, and piglet behaviour, mortality and growth	11
Music for animal welfare: A critical review & conceptual framework	11
Alpaca and llama behaviour during handling and its associations with caretaker attitudes and human-animal contact	11
Lying posture does not accurately indicate sleep stage in dairy cows	11
Relationships between body temperatures and behaviours in lactating dairy cows	11
Live black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) provisioning is a promising environmental enrichment for pigs as indicated by feed- and enrichment-preference tests	11
Escaping the gilded cage: Could COVID-19 lead to improved equine welfare? A review of the literature	11
Effects of the artificial reef and flow field environment on the habitat selection behavior of Sebastes schlegelii juveniles	11
Assessing the potential impact of zoo visitors on the welfare and cognitive performance of Japanese macaques	11
How to evaluate and manage stress in dogs – A guide for veterinary specialist	11
Duration of phase II of labour negatively affects maternal behaviour and lamb viability in wool-type primiparous ewes under extensive rearing	10
Investigation of reward quality-related behaviour as a tool to assess emotions	10
Behavioral patterns of yaks (Bos grunniens) grazing on alpine shrub meadows of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	10
Relationships between owner and household characteristics and enrichment and cat behaviour	10
Brain activity reflects (chronic) welfare state: Evidence from individual electroencephalography profiles in an animal model	10
The effect of triploidy on the performance, gut microbiome and behaviour of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) raised at low temperature	10
Social hierarchy influences dairy cows’ use of shade in a silvopastoral system under intensive rotational grazing	10
Donkey behaviour and cognition: A literature review	10
Social buffering of stress – Physiological and ethological perspectives	10
Pets as family and pigs in crates: Public attitudes towards farrowing crates	10
Paw preference as a tool for assessing emotional functioning and welfare in dogs and cats: A review	10
The stability of social prominence and influence in a dynamic sow herd: A social network analysis approach	10
Effect of positive tactile stimulation and prepartum milking routine training on behavior, cortisol and oxytocin in milking, milk composition, and milk yield in Gyr cows in early lactation	10
Boredom-like exploratory responses in farmed mink reflect states that are rapidly reduced by environmental enrichment, but unrelated to stereotypic behaviour or ‘lying awake’	10
Shelter colour preference in the purple mud crab Scylla tranquebarica (Fabricius)	10
Of browse, goats, and men: Contribution to the debate on animal traditions and cultures	10
Effects of a temporary period on pasture on the welfare state of horses housed in individual boxes	10
Hourly activity patterns and behaviour-based management of feedlot steers with and without a cattle brush	10
Do dog-human bonds influence movements of free-ranging dogs in wilderness?	10
Effects of a combined enrichment intervention on the behavioural and physiological welfare of captive Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica)	10
The sex of the offspring affects the lamb and ewe responses to abrupt weaning	10
Online conferences as an opportunity to enhance inclusiveness in animal behaviour and welfare research: A case study of the ISAE 2020 virtual meeting	9
Inexperienced but still interested – Indoor-only cats are more inclined for predatory play than cats with outdoor access	9
High fiber diet reduces stereotypic behavior of gilts but does not affect offspring performance	9
Consistent behavioural responses to heatwaves provide body condition benefits in rangeland sheep	9
An international perspective on ethics approval in animal behaviour and welfare research	9
Classifying the posture and activity of ewes and lambs using accelerometers and machine learning on a commercial flock	9
Broadcasting human voice to piglets (Sus scrofa domestica) modifies their behavioural reaction to human presence in the home pen and in arena tests	9
Behavioural variation among divergent European and North American farmed and wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations	9
Effect of litter size, milk replacer and housing on behaviour and welfare related to sibling competition in litters from hyper-prolific sows	9
Behavioural fever, fish welfare and what farmers and fishers know	9
Lying in spatial proximity and active social behaviours capture different information when analysed at group level in indoor-housed pigs	9
Evaluation of the time-activity budgets of captive ducks (Anatidae) compared to wild counterparts	9
Licking and agonistic interactions in grazing dairy cows as indicators of preferential companies	9
Environmental enrichment impacts discrimination between familiar and unfamiliar human odours in snakes (Pantherophis guttata)	9
Range use is related to free-range broiler chickens’ behavioral responses during food and social conditioned place preference tests	9
Self- and conspecific-directed pecking behavior of commercial Pekin ducks	9
Preventing predatory behaviour in greyhounds retired from the racing industry: Expert opinions collected using a survey and interviews	9
Effects of hatching on-farm on behaviour, first week performance, fear level and range use of organic broilers	9
The effect of altering routine husbandry factors on sleep duration and memory consolidation in the horse	9
Happiness, welfare, and personality in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)	9
Tail-biting behaviour pre-weaning: Association between other pig-directed and general behaviour in piglets	8
Maternal nutrition and antioxidant supplementation: Effects on mother–young behaviors in a Patagonian sheep extensive grazing system	8
A novel protocol to measure startle magnitude in sheep	8
Different regrouping schedules in semi group-housed rabbit does: Effects on agonistic behaviour, stress and lesions	8
Testing ultra-wideband technology as a method of tracking fast-growing broilers under commercial conditions	8
If I fits I sits: A citizen science investigation into illusory contour susceptibility in domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus)	8
Restless nights? Nocturnal activity as a useful indicator of adaptability of shelter housed dogs	8
Reducing stocking density benefits behaviour of fast- and slower-growing broilers	8
Effects of the provision of a hiding box or shelf on the behaviour and faecal glucocorticoid metabolites of bold and shy cats housed in single cages	8
Thinking outside the lab: Can studies of pet rats inform pet and laboratory rat welfare?	8
Characteristics associated with behavior problems in Brazilian dogs	8
Effects of group size on the behaviour, heart rate, immunity, and growth of Holstein dairy calves	8
Chickens in motion: Effects of egg production level and pen size on the motor abilities and bone stability of laying hens (Gallus gallus forma domestica)	8
Movement or more food? A comparison of motivation for exercise and food in stall-housed sows and gilts	8
Effect of adult male sterilization on the behavior and social associations of a feral polygynous ungulate: the horse	8
Do detection dogs respond differently to dried, frozen and live plant targets?	8
Impact of early socialization environment on social behavior, physiology and growth performance of weaned piglets	8
Lying behaviour of housed and outdoor-managed pregnant sheep	8
Effect of cooperative care training on physiological parameters and compliance in dogs undergoing a veterinary examination – A pilot study	8
Subjective methods of quantifying temperament in heifers are indicative of physiological stress	8
Changes in the suckling behaviour of beef calves at 1 month and 4 months of age and effect on cow production variables	8
Thermal comfort and behavior of beef cattle in pasture-based systems monitored by visual observation and electronic device	8
Stereotypic behaviour in horses lowers stress but not spatial learning performance	7
Increasing shelter cat welfare through enrichment: A review	7

Effect of human-dog interaction on therapy dog stress during an on-campus student stress buster event	7
Regular positive reinforcement training increases contact-seeking behaviour in horses	7
Limb loss and feeding ability in the juvenile mud crab Scylla olivacea: Implications of limb autotomy for aquaculture practice	7
The utility of model dogs for assessing conspecific aggression in fighting dogs	7
The relationships between age, fear responses, and walking ability of broiler chickens	7
Use of the Polar V800 and Actiheart 5 heart rate monitors for the assessment of heart rate variability (HRV) in horses	7
Maize silage as enrichment material improves the welfare of growing-finishing pigs in environmentally-friendly pens	7
Investigating putative depression-like states in the domestic dog: Does greater time spent displaying waking inactivity in the home kennel co-vary with negative judgment of ambiguity?	7
Assistance dog selection and performance assessment methods using behavioural and physiological tools and devices	7
A novel accelerometry approach combining information on classified behaviors and quantified physical activity for assessing health status of cattle: a preliminary study	7
Behavioral characterization of musth in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): Defining progressive stages of male sexual behavior in in-situ and ex-situ populations	7
Dog walk frequency and duration: Analysis of a cohort of dogs up to 15 months of age	7
Do familiar group mates facilitate integration into the milking group after calving in dairy cows?	7
Analysis of tooth mark patterns on bone remains caused by wolves (Canis lupus) and domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) for taxonomic identification: A scoping review focused on their value as a for	7
Parity and days in milk affect cubicle occupancy in dairy cows	7
Canine olfaction as a disease detection technology: A systematic review	7
Assessment of mobility and pain in broiler chickens with identifiable gait defects	7
Shedding light into the dark: Age and light shape nocturnal activity and sleep behaviour of giraffe	7
The interconnection of hierarchy, affiliative behaviours, and social play shapes social dynamics in Maremmana beef cattle	7
Rams recognize and prefer the human who regularly brushed them	7
Studying Antillean manatees’ (Trichechus manatus manatus) temperament in zoological parks: exploration of boldness, sociality and reactivity to humans	7
Effect of plant-based enrichment materials on exploration in rearing and fattening pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus)	7
Boldness–exploration behavioral syndrome in wild sub-adult green sea turtles caught at Oita, Japan	7
Automatically recognizing four-legged animal behaviors to enhance welfare using spatial temporal graph convolutional networks	7
Frog in the well: A review of the scientific literature for evidence of amphibian sentience	7
Pekin duck productivity, physiological stress, immune response and behavior under 20L:4D and 16L:8D photoperiods	7
Personality assessment of headstart Texas horned lizards (Phrynosoma cornutum) in human care prior to release	6
High and low feather pecking selection lines of laying hens differ in response to a judgment bias test	6
Spatial and temporal plasticity in free-ranging dogs in sub-Antarctic Chile	6
Age-dependent changes in dogs’ (Canis familiaris) separation-related behaviours in a longitudinal study	6
Development and consistency of fearfulness in horses from foal to adult	6
Tracking performance in poultry is affected by data cleaning method and housing system	6
The quest to develop automated systems for monitoring animal behavior	6
A multifactorial evaluation of different reproductive rhythms and housing systems for improving welfare in rabbit does	6
An evaluation of Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) detection dog training and performance	6
The presence of Icelandic leadersheep affects flock behaviour when exposed to a predator test	6
Effects of horn status on behaviour in fattening cattle in the field and during reactivity tests	6
The effect of tank cover on welfare of farmed Nile tilapia	6
Better welfare for broiler chickens given more types of environmental enrichments and more space to enjoy them	6
Effects of restraint on heifers during gentle human-animal interactions	6
Managing large litters: Selected measures of performance in 10 intermediate nurse sows and welfare of foster piglets	6
Pampered pets or poor bastards? The welfare of dogs kept as companion animals	6
Effects of size variability on individual growth and feeding behavior of European seabass	6
Naturalising diet to reduce stereotypic behaviours in slow lorises rescued from wildlife trade	6
Does weight matter? Exploring links between birth weight, growth and pig-directed manipulative behaviour in growing-finishing pigs	6
Is individual temperament related to behaviors in a social context for a Neotropical parakeet species?	6
Natural reproductive performance is associated with captive management in adult male giant pandas	6
Clinical and behavioural consequences of on-farm mixing of cull sows after weaning	6
Tail-directed behaviour in pigs – relation to tail posture and tail lesion	6
Scaredy-cat: Assessment of individual differences in response to an acute everyday stressor across development in the domestic cat	6
Conditioned aversion in kea to cereal bait: A captive study using anthraquinone	6
Pet dogs home alone: A video-based study	6
Dominance hierarchy in groups of pregnant sows: Characteristics and identification of related indicators	6
Degree of affinity among dairy heifers affects access to feed supplementation	6
Patterns of wounding in mixed-sex social groups of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)	6
Context-related variation in the peripartum vocalisations and phonatory behaviours of Holstein-Friesian dairy cows	6
Social dominance in beef cattle — A scoping review	6
Use of a habituation-dishabituation paradigm to assess gilt olfaction and sensitivity to the boar pheromone	6
Strategic use of straw as environmental enrichment for prepartum sows in farrowing crates	6
Foraging behaviour of gestating sows on pasture and damages to vegetation cover are influenced by restriction of concentrate feed	6
Repeatable individual differences in behaviour and physiology in juvenile horses from an early age	6
Automatic brushes induce positive emotions and foster positive social interactions in group-housed horses	6
Risk factors for aggressive behaviour in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris), as reported by owners in mainland China	6
Effect of milk allowance on the suitability of automated behavioural and physiological measures as early disease indicators in calves	6
Recognising the facial expression of frustration in the horse during feeding period	6
Effects of farrowing stall layout and number of heat lamps on sow and piglet behavior	6
Animal welfare indicators for sheep during sea transport: The effect of voyage day and time of day	6
Frustration in horses: Investigating expert opinion on behavioural indicators and causes using a delphi consultation	6
Timing of part-time group housing for farm rabbits: Effects on reproductive performance, skin injuries and behaviour	6
Pheromonal enrichment in the zoo: An empirical approach with Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)	5
Behavioral traits of artificially and naturally hatched geese in intensive and free-range production systems	5
Conception during the lactation and rearing period affects the ewe-lamb bond at birth	5
Using conditioned taste aversion to reduce human-nonhuman primate conflict: A comparison of four potentially illness-inducing drugs	5
Alone but not always lonely: Social cues alleviate isolation induced behavioural stress in wild zebrafish	5
Walking distance and maintenance energy requirements of sheep during mountain pasturing (transhumance)	5
The impact of training method on odour learning and generalisation in detection animals	5
Pain assessment based on facial expression of bulls during castration	5
Urine from domesticated male goats (Capra hircus) provides attractive olfactory cues to estrous females	5
Tank cleaning temporarily increases stress and decreases affiliative behavior in zebrafish	5
Towards on-site automatic detection of noxious events in dairy cows	5
The effect of behavioral reactivity on maternal behavior and offspring growth performance in Norduz ewes	5
The influence of sex, rearing history, and personality on abnormal behaviour in zoo-housed bonobos (Pan paniscus)	5
Flight capacity and human aversion in captive Amazon parrots: Related factors and the effects of pre-releasing training	5
Examining the costs and benefits of male-male associations in a group-living equid	5
The hierarchical structure of dog personality in a new behavioural assessment: A validation approach	5
Personalized dominance – a questionnaire-based analysis of the associations among personality traits and social rank of companion dogs	5
GPS monitoring reveals circadian rhythmicity in free-grazing sheep	5
Effects of qualitative feed restriction in broiler breeder pullets on behaviour in the home environment	5
Milking temperament of Anatolian buffaloes during early lactation	5
Validity aspects of behavioural measures to assess cows’ responsiveness towards humans	5
Effects of environmental enrichment on recognition memory in zebrafish larvae	5
What makes a good dog-owner team? – A systematic review about compatibility in personality and attachment	5
Deep-worm-tracker: Deep learning methods for accurate detection and tracking for behavioral studies in C. elegans	5
Behavioural reactivity of two lines of South African Merino sheep divergently selected for reproductive potential	5
Freeing the hens: Workshop outcomes for applying ethology to the development of cage-free housing systems in the commercial egg industry	5