Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Applied Animal Behaviour Science is 5. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
The intrinsic moral value of individuals: A bioethical approach to domestic cats and damaged species45
Consistent individual differences in cattle grazing patterns36
Honey bees reared in isolation adhere to normal age-related division of labor when reintroduced into a colony33
The impact of care on chimpanzee welfare: A comprehensive review29
Vegetation cover in outdoor enclosures reduces feather pecking in farm-reared red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa)28
Smart carnivores think twice: Red fox delays scavenging on conspecific carcasses to reduce parasite risk27
Effects of different cage sizes and nest settings on laying hen nesting behavior and the proportion of dirty eggs in furnished cages26
The bonds between us: Stronger bonds predict greater attribution of companion animal socio-cognitive skills25
The structure and temporal changes in brokerage typologies applied to a dynamic sow herd24
Progressive weaning alters behaviour and biomarkers of stress in weaned lambs subjected to social isolation23
Behavior of addax (Addax nasomaculatus) and Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) mothers and calves during the calves’ first day of life23
Horses’ resting behaviour in shelters of varying size compared with single boxes22
Book Review22
Can behavioural management improve behaviour and reproduction in captive blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna)?22
Does the evolutionarily stable strategy apply to captive Humboldt penguins? Study on S. humboldti lateralized behavior22
Impact of variations in training schedules on dogs’ acquisition and retention of an odor detection task22
Changes in the eye blink and half-blink rates in horses as a reaction to a stressor: A preliminary study21
Feed withdrawal coupled with classical conditioning modifies the behavioral, physiological, and productive traits in Japanese quail (Coturnix Coturnix japonica)21
Preliminary Relationship between Overnight Separation and Wounding in Bachelor Groups of Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)20
Sow nest-building behavior in communal farrowing relates to productivity and litter size20
Characterization of social behavior in a group of domestic donkeys (Equus asinus)20
Frog in the well: A review of the scientific literature for evidence of amphibian sentience19
Shifting perceptions: The role of pet ownership and harmfulness in aggressive judgments of pet behavior19
GPS monitoring reveals circadian rhythmicity in free-grazing sheep19
The quest to develop automated systems for monitoring animal behavior19
Genetic parameters of personality traits in dogs based on behavioral assessment and questionnaire information18
Deep-worm-tracker: Deep learning methods for accurate detection and tracking for behavioral studies in C. elegans18
Medical training in dairy heifers – A pilot study18
Sow behavior during introduction to a large dynamic group is influenced by familiarity and method18
Feeding behaviour of feedlot lambs offered different amounts of concentrate with or without protected fat17
Editorial Board17
Maintaining long-term odor memory and detection performance in dogs17
Fearfulness in aviary housed laying hens – Effects of management and potential confounding effects of the Novel Object test16
Pulling the wool over their eyes? Object permanence, numerical competence and categorisation in alternative livestock species16
The effects of social and non-social distracting stimuli on dogs with different levels of social competence – Empirical evidence for a canine model of autism16
Is there hope beyond fear? Effects of social rehabilitation on unsocialised stray dogs16
Are smelly toys more fun? Shelter dogs’ preferences for toys, scents, and scented toys16
Validation of automatic systems for monitoring the licking behaviour in Angus and Brahman cattle15
Comparison of first- and last-born pigs revealed no effect of the birth process on acquisition and reversal of the cognitive holeboard task15
Horses’ physiological and behavioural responses during undergraduate veterinary practical teaching classes15
Rooting for feed: Mixing corn pellets into rooting material tends to increase the presence of grower and finisher pigs in the rooting area but not its cleanliness15
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
Predictive modeling toward refinement of behavior-based pain assessment in horses14
Editorial Board14
Perceptions of Taiwanese owners and behaviour veterinarians on behavioural problems in dogs and preferred training approaches14
The effect of isolation on laboratory rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus): Growth, behavior and physiology14
Preface for the special issue of the 55th International Congress of the ISAE14
Boredom-like exploratory responses in farmed mink reflect states that are rapidly reduced by environmental enrichment, but unrelated to stereotypic behaviour or ‘lying awake’14
Milking temperament of Anatolian buffaloes during early lactation14
Book review14
Development of a fixed list of terms for qualitative behavioural assessment of brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Sanctuaries14
Better welfare for broiler chickens given more types of environmental enrichments and more space to enjoy them13
Tank cleaning temporarily increases stress and decreases affiliative behavior in zebrafish13
Vocal expression of emotions in farmed spotted paca (Cuniculus paca)13
Training for a cognitive judgement bias task does not affect fear or telomere shortening in laying hens13
Accelerometers contribution to the knowledge of domestic cats’ (Felis catus) behavior: A comprehensive review13
Evaluation of cortisol levels and behavior in dogs during animal-assisted interventions in clinical practice13
Opportunities (and challenges) in dairy cattle cognition research: A key area needed to design future high welfare housing systems13
Does a stronger bond with pet rabbits equate to better husbandry conditions for them?13
Zoos and other organisations with living world impacts should have honest policies13
Human perception of cats' communicative cues: human‐cat communication goes multimodal13
A six-step process to explore facial expressions performances to detect pain in dairy cows with lipopolysaccharide-induced clinical mastitis13
Behavioural indicators of infectious disease in managed animals12
Chopped and dispersed food enhances foraging and reduces stress-related behaviours in captive white-naped mangabeys (Cercocebus lunulatus)12
Ethological and procedural assessment of ballistics euthanasia for stranded cetaceans12
The effects of owner-cat interaction on oxytocin secretion in pet cats with different attachment styles12
Rattling the cage: Behaviour and resource use of mice in laboratory and pet cages12
Surgical sterilization impacts on behavior of coyote pairs12
Two paradigms of research and their influence on the study of animal behaviour12
Shelter or complexity? Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) preference for enrichment structures is a matter of time and frequency of visits.12
Skeleton-based image feature extraction for automated behavioral analysis in human-animal relationship tests12
From nature to nurture – How genes and environment interact to shape behaviour12
Behavioral characterization of musth in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): Defining progressive stages of male sexual behavior in in-situ and ex-situ populations11
Comparing the pathology of equine stereotypical behaviours to obsessive-compulsive and related disorder in humans: An exploratory Delphi study11
Welfare assessment of horses and mules used in commercial beef cattle ranches in Brazil11
Unethical ‘salami slicing’ versus appropriately dividing data into multiple publications11
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 supplement11
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
Dairy cows housed both full- and part-time with their calves form strong maternal bonds11
Concentration-response of an anthraquinone-based repellent for raccoons (Procyon lotor)11
Editorial Board11
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
Opportunistically using a Chronic Unpredictable Stress study to investigate ‘inactive-but-awake’ behaviour as a potential welfare indicator in laboratory rats11
Exploring the social network of European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in captivity11
Enrichment with classical music enhances affiliative behaviours in bottlenose dolphin11
Do I sound anxious? Emotional arousal is linked to changes in vocalisations in domestic chicks (Gallus gallus dom.)11
Book review10
Effects of twice a day teat bucket feeding compared to twice a day mother suckling on behaviour, health traits and blood immune parameters in dairy calves and immune parameters in cow's milk10
Social behaviour and personality profiles of breeding does housed part-time in group.10
The impact of gastrointestinal parasitism on the behaviour and welfare of weaned housed lambs10
An attempt to use sound-imprinting to attract broilers onto elevated platforms for night-time roosting10
Ethics approval for your experiments10
Widening horizons – The potential of wildlife biology for Applied Animal Behaviour Science10
Tit alarm calls trigger anti-predator behavior in free-range domestic chickens10
Work it out: Investigating the effect of workload on discomfort and stress physiology of riding school horses10
A survey about the welfare problem "toe pecking" in Swiss laying hens10
No evident effect of domestication on the anti-predator behaviour of European abalone (Haliotis tuberculata): Implications for stock enhancement programs9
One Ethology, understanding animal behaviour to improve the lives of animals, humans and society: Preface for the special issue of ISAE’s 56th international congress9
Influence of social enrichment on transport stress in fish: a behavioural approach9
Refined methodology for identification of bitterness aversion in mature rams through quantification of fluid intake and behavioral response to phenylthiocarbamide9
Prediction of working outcomes in trainee dogs using the novel Assistance Dog Test Battery (ADTB)9
An evaluation of Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) detection dog training and performance9
Comparison between the canine behavioral assessment and research questionnaire and monash canine personality questionnaire – Revised to predict training outcome in apprentice assistance dogs9
Impact of two commercial weaning and transport strategies on piglet behaviour, body weight change, lesions and lameness following transport9
Humans' mask wearing has limited effect on family dogs' behaviour in standard test situations9
Olfactory threshold of dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) to cold-killed spotted lantern fly eggs9
Increasing foraging times with appetitive and consummatory foraging enrichment in grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus)9
Perch use in commercial broiler breeders – Preference for perch material and effect of age9
Pigment matters: Behavior and lateralization of albino and pigmented fish (Bronze Corydoras) in aquaculture9
Preference of dogs towards feeding toys made of natural rubber, and their potential to improve canine behaviour: A study based on owners' observations9
Association networks and social temporal dynamics in ewes and lambs9
Lying posture does not accurately indicate sleep stage in dairy cows9
Effects of farrowing stall layout and number of heat lamps on sow and piglet behavior9
Editorial Board9
Lying in spatial proximity and active social behaviours capture different information when analysed at group level in indoor-housed pigs9
Pilot study on the resocialisation of stallions9
Novel object test in farmed fallow deer (Dama dama) – The impact on appearance, diurnal rhythm and behaviour in the foraging area9
The importance of Author Guidelines and details that may seem trivial9
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'?8
Examining personality dimensions in rats using a caregiver questionnaire8
High fiber diet reduces stereotypic behavior of gilts but does not affect offspring performance8
Behavior, feed intake and health status in Holstein, Gyr and Girolando-F1 cows during the transition period8
Limitations and challenges of adapting subjective keeper questionnaires to non-Western sanctuary settings8
The relationship between feline-ality™, the interpersonal circumplex, and cat characteristics8
An enclosure quality ranking framework for terrestrial animals in captivity8
Increasing cage complexity reduces abnormal behaviours in farmed blue foxes8
Behavioral responses of Vinaceous-breasted Amazon parrots to anti-predator training8
A buffet of litters – Broiler chickens behave differently according to litter type and freshness8
The first evidence of the monogamous golden jackal’s adaptive response to partner loss8
The amicable rabbit – interactions between pet rabbits and their caregivers based on a questionnaire survey8
Tail-biting behaviour pre-weaning: Association between other pig-directed and general behaviour in piglets8
Paw preference as an indicator of operational suitability in working dogs: An ex post facto analysis8
Behavioral or nutritional drive: which motivation affects rates of food grinding in CD1 mice?8
Dairy sheep and goats sort for particle size and protein in mixed rations8
Does the start of flat races influence racehorse race performance?8
Behavioral interactions and glucocorticoid production of Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis) mothers and foals8
Phenotypic and genetic parameters of grazing behaviour of semi-extensively reared Boutsko sheep8
Piling behaviour in British layer flocks: Observations and farmers` experiences8
Investigating the motivations of repetitive barrier interactions in Pogona vitticeps7
No effect of infant nursery rearing on laboratory rhesus monkey dams’ social behavior or long-term cortisol profiles7
Assessing chimpanzees’ fluency of movement: Applications for monitoring health and welfare7
Factors affecting locomotor activity of search and rescue dogs: The importance of terrain, vegetation and dog certification7
What influences feather care and unipedal resting in flamingos? Adding evidence to clarify behavioural anecdotes7
A novel fish behavior: “Floating” of Paramisgurnus dabryanus loaches7
Dog behaviour classification with movement sensors placed on the harness and the collar7
The influence of prior experience on food preference by sheep exposed to unfamiliar feeds and flavors7
Editorial Board7
Run access, hutch size and time-of-day affect welfare-relevant behaviour and faecal corticosterone in pair-housed pet rabbits7
A progressive deep learning framework for fine-grained primate behavior recognition7
Measuring emotions in dairy cows: Relationships between infrared temperature of key body parts, lateralised behaviour and milk production7
Editorial Board7
An investigation of two ostensibly inhibitory control tasks used in canine cognition7
WITHDRAWN: Handling procedures in ornamental fishing affect the behavioural response of dwarf cichlids (Apistogramma juruensis)7
Personality profiling may help select better cleaner fish for sea-lice control in salmon farming7
Prediction of vitality and survival of newborn lambs using a modified Apgar score7
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 weaning7
Welfare impacts associated with using aversive geofencing devices on captive Asian elephants7
Feel-good songs: application of a novel playback paradigm to induce a positive affective state in juvenile male Wistar rats7
Changes in the health and behaviour of pet dogs during the COVID-19 pandemic as reported by the owners7
Behavioural and physiological responses of male and female beef cattle to weaning at 30, 75 or 180 days of age7
Caught in headlights: Captive white-tailed deer responses to variations in vehicle lighting during imminent collision scenarios7
Sleep quality in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) varies by housing type and following surgery7
Associations between plumage colour and fear behaviour in young Nigerian indigenous turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)7
Cross-species replication of functional analysis methodology7
An exploratory study on dogs’ vocalizations towards their owner and food in an unsolvable task7
Associations between resilience to weaning stress and startle response in nursery age gilts7
Editorial Board7
Category-dependent contribution of dog facial and bodily cues in human perception of dog emotions7
New insights into ridden horse behaviour, horse welfare and horse-related safety6
Factors influencing a hand-touch learning task outcome in the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)6
Introducing the option of automatic preprints of manuscripts under review6
Review of literature on interventions aimed at resolving problems caused by predatory behaviour in dogs (Canis familiaris)6
Editorial Board6
Factors associated with sniffing behaviors between walking dogs in public places6
The impact of auditory distraction on learning and task performance in working dogs6
When to formulate a research hypothesis6
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 Italy6
Shelter use by horses during summer in relation to weather conditions and horsefly (Tabanidae) prevalence6
Habituation of crossbred beef calves to corral handling reduces their reactivity and improves performance6
Pekin duck productivity, physiological stress, immune response and behavior under 20L:4D and 16L:8D photoperiods6
Can individual variation in food neophobia explain variability in dairy calf feeding behavior patterns and performance?6
Sex or maternal care? Nursing oestrous ewes prefer to interact with rams over their lambs6
Dark brooder pullets are less active than Non-brooder pullets, but show similar level of synchronisation at the resource areas6
Prediction of successful training outcomes for drug detection dogs using subjective ratings and behavioral test measures: A case study in Japan customs6
Altered reproductive behaviour in siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) after exposure to different level of turbidity derived from palm oil mill effluent6
Reef effect of vertical relief on the shelter-seeking and foraging processes of juvenile fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii) in a mesocosm experiment6
Editorial Board6
Speaking from experience: Reduced dietary neophobia of lambs through early life experience6
The influence of satiety on the motivation of stall-housed gestating sows to exit their stall6
Modelling behavior of Crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus) using classification algorithms6
Monkeying around: Non-human primate behavioural responses to humans reproducing their facial expressions6
Social influence and attention bias in free-ranging domestic pigs: Effects of demonstrator rank and friendship6
Play stimulation as a possible means to buffer early stress from commercial hatchery treatment in laying hen chicks6
Reducing barking in a Brazilian animal shelter: A practical intervention6
Hucul horses’ learning abilities in different learning tests and ue the association with behaviour, food motivation and fearfulness6
Effect of dietary vitamin D3 and ultraviolet-B light on the behaviour and growth of broilers challenged with social isolation stress6
Nesting habitats of free-ranging Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus, revealed by sniffer dogs in Okinawa, Japan6
Does the provision of environmental enrichment affect the behaviour and welfare of captive snakes?6
Do lambs differentiate the odor of their mother from that of an alien ewe? Focus on inguinal wax6
Disaster response and its aftermath: A systematic review of the impact of disaster deployment on working dogs6
Space use of free-range laying hens on two outdoor ranges with different amounts of vegetation cover6
Growing up side by side: Social attachment between twin lambs and the role of the mother's presence6
Inattentional blindness in dogs6
Editorial Board6
Parity and days in milk affect cubicle occupancy in dairy cows6
Using point-of-view cameras (Crittercams) to document potential risk behaviors for Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) transmission in domestic cats in Chad, Africa6
Hormonal and behavioural responses to visual social cues in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)6
Music for animal welfare: A critical review & conceptual framework6
Animal-based methods for the assessment of broiler chicken welfare in organic and conventional production systems6
Investigation of a potential link between UK equestrians’ understanding of learning theory, and their perception of and response to a problematic equine behaviour6
Relationships between boldness and fecal steroid hormone levels in captive alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) in China6
Editorial Board6
Studying Antillean manatees’ (Trichechus manatus manatus) temperament in zoological parks: exploration of boldness, sociality and reactivity to humans5
Your message in pictures – Adding a graphical abstract to your paper5
Drinking behavior of dairy cows under commercial farm conditions differs depending on water trough design and cleanliness5
Working horses welfare assessment and their owners perceive in middle and north Darfur states Sudan5
Effects of sample preservation techniques on dogs' (Canis familiaris) ability to detect koi carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus)5
Involving caregivers in behavioural research: A SWOT analysis of two citizen science research methodologies to study cat-cat interactions at home5
The effect of anthropogenic noise on foraging and vigilance in zoo housed pied tamarins5
Tail posture as an early indicator of tail biting - a comparison of animal and pen level in weaner pigs5
Individual differences in the behavioral responsiveness of F1 Holstein-Gyr heifers to the training for milking routine5
Horse behavior and training in adaptive/therapeutic riding: A survey of instructors’ perceptions and knowledge in the United States5
Training level and personality affect border collies’ olfactory performance in the Natural Detection Task5
Qualitative Behaviour Assessment for zoo-housed polar bears (Ursus maritimus): Intra- and inter-day consistency and association to other indicators of welfare5
Repeated separations between a future guide dog and its foster family modify stress-related indicators and affect dog’s focus5
Editorial Board5
Counterconditioning-based interventions for companion dog behavioural modification: A systematic review.5
Neophobic behavioural responses of parasitised fish to a potential predator and baited hook5
An international perspective on ethics approval in animal behaviour and welfare research5
Lying behaviour of housed and outdoor-managed pregnant sheep5
Opportunities and challenges to enhance the welfare of livestock through positive human-animal relationships5
Behavioral rehabilitation of extremely fearful dogs: Report on the efficacy of a treatment protocol5
Effects of environmental enrichment on recognition memory in zebrafish larvae5
Maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) differ in their responses to environmental enrichment: Why?5
Is rein tension associated with horse behaviour and mouth injuries in harness racing trotters? – Pilot study5
Free-ranging dogs quickly learn to recognize a rewarding person5
Behavioural reactivity of indigenous and commercial lambs towards humans5
Social behavior impacts parasite infection risk in equid groups5
Can my human read my flat face? The curious case of understanding the contextual cues of extremely brachycephalic dogs5
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 differentiation5
Behavioral responses during and after a postpartum human-animal interaction in rangeland breeding ewes5
Social networks of pregnant gilts during outdoor feeding and the effects on their offspring5
Welfare of the therapy animal within facilitated youth psychotherapy: A scoping review5
A preliminary study of the physiological and behavioral response of beef cattle to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)5
Behavioural effects of feed dilution and daily roughage provision in male Hubbard M77 broiler breeders during rearing5
The effect of behavioral reactivity on maternal behavior and offspring growth performance in Norduz ewes5
Regular positive reinforcement training increases contact-seeking behaviour in horses5
Temperament traits and glucocorticoid metabolites in tropical screech owl (Megascops choliba)5
Classifying the posture and activity of ewes and lambs using accelerometers and machine learning on a commercial flock5
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