Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science is 1. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Considering management context when investigating behavioral profiles in a group of captive Javan gibbons ( Hylobates moloch )15
Evaluation of Dairy Heifer Calves Submitted to Hot-Iron Branding: Behavior, Infrared Thermography, and Mechanical Nociceptive Threshold13
Student Reported Learning of Swine and Dairy Welfare Concepts Following a Virtual Reality Livestock Farm Experience11
Effects of Adverse Life History on Oxidative Stress and Cytokine Concentration in Domestic Dogs10
An Observational Study of Wood-Chewing in Mares and Their Foals Kept in Fenced Outdoor Paddocks with Variable Browsing Access10
What characteristics of dogs help them stay shorter in shelters? Evidence from a polish animal shelter9
Correction9
The “Second Life” of laboratory rats (Rattus norvegicus): Assessment of social behavior of a colony of rats based on social network analysis9
Phytogenic Additives Enhance Welfare and Egg Quality in Laying Japanese Quail without Affecting Performance8
Environmental Enrichment Increases Foraging Duration in Chilean Flamingos Under Human Care7
Study on the Preference of the Dybowski’s Frog ( Rana dybowskii ) for Different Covering Shelter7
Fuzzy Logic Model for Determining Optimal Temperature-Humidity Index Values in Dairy Farms in Temperate Climate6
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Working Equine Welfare Among Owners in Gondar Town, Ethiopia6
Validation of a Questionnaire for Equine Personality Assessement6
HACCP for Farm Animal Welfare Transparency6
Health evaluation of street dogs in Guarapuava, Brazil6
Online Dog Sale Advertisements Indicate Popularity of Welfare-Compromised Breeds6
The Impact of Human-Animal Interaction on Animal Welfare and Owners’ Job Performance: A Study on Cats, Dogs and Birds5
A mixed-method analysis of the consistency of intake information reported by shelter staff upon owner surrender of dogs5
Effect of Thermo-Insulated Kid Barrel on Behavioral, Physiological Responses, and Morphometric Growth Performance of Winter-Born Black Bengal Goat Kids during Pre- and Post-Weaning Periods5
An investigation into how ownership factors influence the lifestyle and health management of rabbits5
“Well, You Think Rabbits, You Think Rabbit Hutch” - Public Perception of Companion Rabbit Ownership and Accommodation5
Population Estimates and the Effect of Trap-Neuter Return Program on the Free-Roaming Dog Population in Hong Kong SAR5
Effect of harness design on the biomechanics of domestic dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris )4
Sociodemographic factors and dog ownership practices that perpetuate the roaming of owned dogs in selected urban and rural settings in Uganda4
Equine Rolling Behavior: Thermoregulation Mechanism After Exercise and Substrate Preference4
‘Obedient, but cheeky’: Human expectations of canine behaviour and companionship4
Benefit of Cognitive Environmental Enrichments on Social Tolerance and Play Behavior in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus)4
Reliability of caretakers’ ratings of captive bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) and finless porpoises’ ( Neophocaena asiaeorientalis 4
Evaluating Qualitative Behavioral Assessment and Ethogram Techniques for Captive Black Rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis )4
Public perceptions of free-roaming dogs and cats in India and the United States4
CQA-18: 18-Item Compassion Questionnaire for Animals4
Physical Enrichment Enhances Growth in Artificially Reared Lambs4
Influence of Fix Schedule on the Location Accuracy of a Low-Cost GPS Data Logger on Cattle4
The Law and the Pussycat: Public Perceptions of the Use of Municipal Bylaws to Control Free-Roaming Domestic Cats in Canada4
Disaster Preparedness for Accepting Companion Animals in Urban Evacuation Shelters in Japan3
Improving Urban Animal Welfare Through Evidence-Based Shelter Site Selection in Turkey3
Comparison of Three Anaesthetic Options to Reduce Acute Pain Response in Kid Goats3
Exploring buyer’s preferences to propose strategies to improve dog welfare in Brazil3
Abandonment and rehoming of rabbits and rodents in Madrid (Spain): A retrospective study (2008-2021)3
Increasing Dip Net Mesh Size Results in More Fin Splits in Post-Smolt Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar )3
Popular but Harmful – How Funny Pet Videos on Social Media Conceal Animal Suffering3
Field Based Assessment of Clinical Signs of Irreversible Loss of Consciousness and Death Confirmed by Brain Destruction in Juvenile American Alligators ( Alligator mississippiensis)3
Welfare and Management of Civets in Civet Coffee Tourism Plantations3
Impact of Body-worn Sensors on Broiler Chicken Behavior and Agonistic Interactions2
Stress in Indoor and Outdoor Cats: Association between Hair Cortisol Levels, Housing Style, and Guardians’ Perceptions of Behavior2
The good, the bad, the comfortable: a review of welfare practices and indicators based on the five domains model in farmed deer2
Electro-Immobilisation and Fish Welfare: An Investigation into Stress, Consciousness, and Physiological Aspects During Slaughter2
Individually Ventilated Cages Severely Attenuate Inter-Cage Ultrasonic Vocalizations in Rats2
Assessing the Effects of Organic Zinc And/Or Omega 3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Immunity, Lipoproteins, Cortisol, and Testosterone Production in Zoo-Housed African Lions ( Panthera L2
Effects of a Multimodal Pain Control Protocol Using 2% Lidocaine Intradermal and Meloxicam Intramuscular on Mitigating Behavioral Castration Pain in Piglets Using a Needleless System2
Effect of Dietary Corn Stalk Inclusion on the Performance of Non-Nutritive Oral Behaviors of Drylot-Housed Beef Steers2
Personality Characteristics Predictive of Social Pairing Outcome in Orange-Winged Amazon Parrots ( Amazona amazonica )2
A Survey of Veterinary Medical Professionals’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experiences with Animal Sexual Abuse2
Social stability via management of natal males in captive rhesus macaques ( Macaca mulatta )2
Both Ends of the Leash: Animals in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities, Views of Experienced Animal Trainers/handlers Working in Residential Aged Care Facilities2
Decision Factors Considered By Potential Dog Adopters During Shelter Visitation2
Cross-disciplinary method development for assessing dog welfare in canine-assisted pedagogical work: a pilot study2
Attitudes and Behaviours Towards Cats and Barriers to Stray Cat Management in Bulgaria2
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a Useful and Low-Cost Tool for Molecular Sexing Psittaciformes under Human Care: An Example of a Collaborative Approach in Mexico2
Cinereous Vulture ( Aegypius monachus ) Welfare Monitoring in a Breeding Center during the Breeding Season2
Preferential Space Use Exhibited by Individual Orangutans in an Innovative Enclosure at Auckland Zoo2
Assessment of Animal Welfare in Confined and Grazing Dairy Systems Using the Welfare Quality® Protocol2
Horse Welfare 12: A Human Behavior Change Framework for Improving Horse Welfare2
Effects of Using Visual Blocking in Conjunction with Electric Fencing on Escape-Related Behaviors in Cattle: A preliminary study2
Welfare Issues on Dairy Farms in Tripura, India, as Identified Through On-Farm Inspection2
Impact of mechanical vs. manual catching on stress, fear, and carcass quality in slower growing broilers2
A Survey of Trainers on the Health and Welfare of Standardbred Racehorses in Prince Edward Island2
Editor’s Note: Announcing the 25th anniversary of the publication of JAAWS2
Behavioral and Cortisol-Based Evaluation of Stress in Dogs During Agility Training1
Environmental Conditions and Vehicle Disturbance Influence Stress Behaviors in a Working Harris’s Hawk ( Parabuteo unicinctus )1
Accuracy and Completeness of AI Chatbot Responses for Leopard Gecko ( Eublepharis macularius ) Husbandry: An Exploratory Comparison of ChatGPT-4o and Gem1
Handling End-of-Life Situations in Small Animal Practice: What Strategies do Veterinarians Contemplate During their Decision-Making Process?1
Play in Fattening Pigs: Prevalence and Potential as Indicator of Positive Welfare1
Effects of Different Tank Sizes on Laboratory Rare Minnow ( Gobiocypris rarus )-Under the Same Density1
Horse Owners’ Knowledge of Fundamental Care and their Perceptions on the Implementation of a Mandatory Certificate of Knowledge1
Enhancing Captive Welfare Management with Deep Learning: Video-Based Detection of Gibbon Behaviors Using YOWOvG1
Assessing Psychology of Dairy Farmers Toward Animal Welfare and Management in Haryana State, India: A Knowledge Investigation1
Quality of Life Assessment: The Value of Longitudinal Data in Making the End-of-Life Care Decision for a Macaque ( Macaca Silenus/Macaca Nemestrina)1
Beyond Cortisol! Physiological Indicators of Welfare for Dogs: Deficits, Misunderstandings and Opportunities1
Cognitive Group Testing Promotes Affiliative Behaviors in Dolphins1
Correction1
Laparoscopic Artificial Insemination Affects Stress and Inflammatory Markers in Ewes1
Geographic Transitions of Domestic Cats in Urban Areas through Animal Adoption Centers and the Implications for Population Dynamics1
Going to the office - What’s in it for the dog?1
Belief in Animal Sentience and Affective Owner Attitudes are linked to Positive Working Equid Welfare across Six Countries1
Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Concentrations in Common Bottlenose Dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) Under Professional Care1
When the Job is Done: Exhaustion or Elation? A Pilot Study on the Effects of Cognitive and Physical Effort on the Behavior of Minipigs1
Catnip (Nepeta cataria) and Feline Facial Pheromone Have No Effect on Clinical or Behavioral Parameters of Cats in Hospital Environment1
The use of a penetrative captive bolt device during the killing of farmed saltwater crocodiles ( Crocodylus porosus )1
Clinical-epidemiological profile of the canine population in a shelter, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2019-20201
A minimally invasive procedure for blood extraction from Xenopus laevis allows follow up studies without euthanasia1
Using Anticipatory Behavior to Detect the Change in Interest in an Activity Repeated Several Times and Avoid Habituation in Bottlenose Dolphins ( Tursiops Truncatus )1
Characteristics of potential adopters of wild horses and their willingness-to-pay for wild horses1
Comprehensive Survey on Rabbit Ownership, Environmental Management, and Care: Insights from Spain1
Characterizing the alternative feedback mechanisms in the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and determining a stressed state in the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)1
Enclosure design and welfare of plains zebras: Impact of enclosure design on behavior and space use of plains zebras under human care1
Effects of Circulation Fans on Broiler Welfare Indicators in Commercial Houses During Cold Seasons1
Comparative Activity and Social Behavior Study of Chios and Karagouniki Dairy Sheep Breeds Under Intensive Farming1
Dog Foster Volunteer Retention1
Salmonella sheep abortion: Distribution, diagnosis, and control measures1
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