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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Considering management context when investigating behavioral profiles in a group of captive Javan gibbons ( Hylobates moloch )17
Correction13
An Observational Study of Wood-Chewing in Mares and Their Foals Kept in Fenced Outdoor Paddocks with Variable Browsing Access11
Evaluation of Dairy Heifer Calves Submitted to Hot-Iron Branding: Behavior, Infrared Thermography, and Mechanical Nociceptive Threshold11
What characteristics of dogs help them stay shorter in shelters? Evidence from a polish animal shelter11
Student Reported Learning of Swine and Dairy Welfare Concepts Following a Virtual Reality Livestock Farm Experience10
Effects of Adverse Life History on Oxidative Stress and Cytokine Concentration in Domestic Dogs9
Phytogenic Additives Enhance Welfare and Egg Quality in Laying Japanese Quail without Affecting Performance8
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Working Equine Welfare Among Owners in Gondar Town, Ethiopia7
Environmental Enrichment Increases Foraging Duration in Chilean Flamingos Under Human Care7
The “Second Life” of laboratory rats (Rattus norvegicus): Assessment of social behavior of a colony of rats based on social network analysis6
An investigation into how ownership factors influence the lifestyle and health management of rabbits6
Study on the Preference of the Dybowski’s Frog ( Rana dybowskii ) for Different Covering Shelter6
Online Dog Sale Advertisements Indicate Popularity of Welfare-Compromised Breeds6
HACCP for Farm Animal Welfare Transparency6
Validation of a Questionnaire for Equine Personality Assessement6
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
“Well, You Think Rabbits, You Think Rabbit Hutch” - Public Perception of Companion Rabbit Ownership and Accommodation5
Effect of harness design on the biomechanics of domestic dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris )5
Population Estimates and the Effect of Trap-Neuter Return Program on the Free-Roaming Dog Population in Hong Kong SAR5
The Impact of Human-Animal Interaction on Animal Welfare and Owners’ Job Performance: A Study on Cats, Dogs and Birds5
CQA-18: 18-Item Compassion Questionnaire for Animals5
Fuzzy Logic Model for Determining Optimal Temperature-Humidity Index Values in Dairy Farms in Temperate Climate5
A mixed-method analysis of the consistency of intake information reported by shelter staff upon owner surrender of dogs5
Benefit of Cognitive Environmental Enrichments on Social Tolerance and Play Behavior in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus)5
Reliability of caretakers’ ratings of captive bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) and finless porpoises’ ( Neophocaena asiaeorientalis 5
Health evaluation of street dogs in Guarapuava, Brazil5
Sociodemographic factors and dog ownership practices that perpetuate the roaming of owned dogs in selected urban and rural settings in Uganda4
Influence of Fix Schedule on the Location Accuracy of a Low-Cost GPS Data Logger on Cattle4
Popular but Harmful – How Funny Pet Videos on Social Media Conceal Animal Suffering4
The Law and the Pussycat: Public Perceptions of the Use of Municipal Bylaws to Control Free-Roaming Domestic Cats in Canada4
Comparison of Three Anaesthetic Options to Reduce Acute Pain Response in Kid Goats4
Evaluating Qualitative Behavioral Assessment and Ethogram Techniques for Captive Black Rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis )4
‘Obedient, but cheeky’: Human expectations of canine behaviour and companionship4
Public perceptions of free-roaming dogs and cats in India and the United States4
Physical Enrichment Enhances Growth in Artificially Reared Lambs4
Equine Rolling Behavior: Thermoregulation Mechanism After Exercise and Substrate Preference4
Disaster Preparedness for Accepting Companion Animals in Urban Evacuation Shelters in Japan4
Field Based Assessment of Clinical Signs of Irreversible Loss of Consciousness and Death Confirmed by Brain Destruction in Juvenile American Alligators ( Alligator mississippiensis)4
Impact of mechanical vs. manual catching on stress, fear, and carcass quality in slower growing broilers3
Abandonment and rehoming of rabbits and rodents in Madrid (Spain): A retrospective study (2008-2021)3
Cross-disciplinary method development for assessing dog welfare in canine-assisted pedagogical work: a pilot study3
Welfare and Management of Civets in Civet Coffee Tourism Plantations3
Exploring buyer’s preferences to propose strategies to improve dog welfare in Brazil3
Improving Urban Animal Welfare Through Evidence-Based Shelter Site Selection in Turkey3
Increasing Dip Net Mesh Size Results in More Fin Splits in Post-Smolt Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar )3
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 L3
Preferential Space Use Exhibited by Individual Orangutans in an Innovative Enclosure at Auckland Zoo2
Social stability via management of natal males in captive rhesus macaques ( Macaca mulatta )2
Editor’s Note: Announcing the 25th anniversary of the publication of JAAWS2
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
Individually Ventilated Cages Severely Attenuate Inter-Cage Ultrasonic Vocalizations in Rats2
Decision Factors Considered By Potential Dog Adopters During Shelter Visitation2
The good, the bad, the comfortable: a review of welfare practices and indicators based on the five domains model in farmed deer2
Impact of Body-worn Sensors on Broiler Chicken Behavior and Agonistic Interactions2
A Survey of Veterinary Medical Professionals’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experiences with Animal Sexual Abuse2
Social Hair Plucking’s Associations with Other Behaviors and Its Health Considerations, in Captive Rhesus Macaques ( Macaca mulatta )2
Assessment of Animal Welfare in Confined and Grazing Dairy Systems Using the Welfare Quality® Protocol2
A Survey of Trainers on the Health and Welfare of Standardbred Racehorses in Prince Edward Island2
Both Ends of the Leash: Animals in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities, Views of Experienced Animal Trainers/handlers Working in Residential Aged Care Facilities2
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
Personality Characteristics Predictive of Social Pairing Outcome in Orange-Winged Amazon Parrots ( Amazona amazonica )2
Cinereous Vulture ( Aegypius monachus ) Welfare Monitoring in a Breeding Center during the Breeding Season2
Quality of Life Assessment: The Value of Longitudinal Data in Making the End-of-Life Care Decision for a Macaque ( Macaca Silenus/Macaca Nemestrina)2
Stress in Indoor and Outdoor Cats: Association between Hair Cortisol Levels, Housing Style, and Guardians’ Perceptions of Behavior2
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
Electro-Immobilisation and Fish Welfare: An Investigation into Stress, Consciousness, and Physiological Aspects During Slaughter2
Attitudes and Behaviours Towards Cats and Barriers to Stray Cat Management in Bulgaria2
Horse Welfare 12: A Human Behavior Change Framework for Improving Horse Welfare2
Effect of Dietary Corn Stalk Inclusion on the Performance of Non-Nutritive Oral Behaviors of Drylot-Housed Beef Steers2
Cognitive Group Testing Promotes Affiliative Behaviors in Dolphins1
A minimally invasive procedure for blood extraction from Xenopus laevis allows follow up studies without euthanasia1
Going to the office - What’s in it for the dog?1
Using Anticipatory Behavior to Detect the Change in Interest in an Activity Repeated Several Times and Avoid Habituation in Bottlenose Dolphins ( Tursiops Truncatus )1
Handling End-of-Life Situations in Small Animal Practice: What Strategies do Veterinarians Contemplate During their Decision-Making Process?1
Environmental Conditions and Vehicle Disturbance Influence Stress Behaviors in a Working Harris’s Hawk ( Parabuteo unicinctus )1
Non-invasive Assessment of Social Isolation Induced Stress in Tharparkar Calves ( Bos indicus )1
Horse Owners’ Knowledge of Fundamental Care and their Perceptions on the Implementation of a Mandatory Certificate of Knowledge1
Assessing Psychology of Dairy Farmers Toward Animal Welfare and Management in Haryana State, India: A Knowledge Investigation1
Belief in Animal Sentience and Affective Owner Attitudes are linked to Positive Working Equid Welfare across Six Countries1
Clinical-epidemiological profile of the canine population in a shelter, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2019-20201
Accuracy and Completeness of AI Chatbot Responses for Leopard Gecko ( Eublepharis macularius ) Husbandry: An Exploratory Comparison of ChatGPT-4o and Gem1
Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Concentrations in Common Bottlenose Dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) Under Professional Care1
Geographic Transitions of Domestic Cats in Urban Areas through Animal Adoption Centers and the Implications for Population Dynamics1
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
Laparoscopic Artificial Insemination Affects Stress and Inflammatory Markers in Ewes1
Enhancing Captive Welfare Management with Deep Learning: Video-Based Detection of Gibbon Behaviors Using YOWOvG1
Characteristics of potential adopters of wild horses and their willingness-to-pay for wild horses1
Comparative Activity and Social Behavior Study of Chios and Karagouniki Dairy Sheep Breeds Under Intensive Farming1
Comprehensive Survey on Rabbit Ownership, Environmental Management, and Care: Insights from Spain1
Dog Foster Volunteer Retention1
Play in Fattening Pigs: Prevalence and Potential as Indicator of Positive Welfare1
Evaluation of Risk Factors for Companion Animal Abandonment and Rehoming in Chile1
Salmonella sheep abortion: Distribution, diagnosis, and control measures1
Effects of Circulation Fans on Broiler Welfare Indicators in Commercial Houses During Cold Seasons1
Correction1
Effects of Different Tank Sizes on Laboratory Rare Minnow ( Gobiocypris rarus )-Under the Same Density1
Behavioral Adaptation to Neck Radio-Collars and Its Relations with Temperament in Two Neotropical Psittacid Species1
The use of a penetrative captive bolt device during the killing of farmed saltwater crocodiles ( Crocodylus porosus )1
Behavioral, Physiological, And Productive Responses Of European Quails (Coturnix coturnix) To Different Environmental Enrichment Strategies1
Catnip (Nepeta cataria) and Feline Facial Pheromone Have No Effect on Clinical or Behavioral Parameters of Cats in Hospital Environment1
When the Job is Done: Exhaustion or Elation? A Pilot Study on the Effects of Cognitive and Physical Effort on the Behavior of Minipigs1
Beyond Cortisol! Physiological Indicators of Welfare for Dogs: Deficits, Misunderstandings and Opportunities1
Enclosure design and welfare of plains zebras: Impact of enclosure design on behavior and space use of plains zebras under human care1
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