OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research is 4. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The effects of the Spanish COVID-19 lockdown on people, their pets, and the human-animal bond	119
The behavioral and physiological effects of dog appeasing pheromone on canine behavior during separation from the owner	21
Associations between commonly used apparatus and conflict behaviors reported in the ridden horse in Australia	17
An investigation into the effectiveness of various professionals and behavior modification programs, with or without medication, for the treatment of canine aggression	17
Assessment of horses’ welfare: Behavioral, hormonal, and husbandry aspects	15
Aging cats prefer warm food	14
Vocalization and other behaviors as indicators of emotional valence: The case of cow-calf separation and reunion in beef cattle	14
Effect of a novel nutraceutical supplement (Relaxigen Pet dog) on the fecal microbiome and stress-related behaviors in dogs: A pilot study	14
Effect of fluoxetine at a dosage of 2-4 mg/kg daily in dogs exhibiting hypersensitivity-hyperactivity syndrome, a retrospective study	13
Equine conflict behaviors in dressage and their relationship to performance evaluation	12
Link between Foreign Body Ingestion and Behavioural Disorder in Dogs	12
A review of The Ridden Horse pain Ethogram and its potential to improve ridden horse welfare	12
Regulating pets using an objective positive list approach	11
Imposing COVID-19 lockdown and reported dog bite cases: An experience from a tertiary antirabies center of North India	11
Personality in young horses and ponies evaluated during breeding shows: Phenotypic link with jumping competition results	10
Behavior and foraging ecology of cattle: A review	10
Investigation of the use of venlafaxine for treatment of refractory misdirected play and impulse-control aggression in a cat: A case report	10
Ethological, endocrinological, and gastroscopic evaluation of crib-biting Colombian creole horses	10
Assessment of caregiver burden in owners of dogs with behavioral problems and factors related to its presence	10
Do nutrient composition of feedstuffs affect the proportion of oral stereotypies and redirected behaviors among horse working groups?	10
The effects of pelleted cannabidiol supplementation on heart rate and reaction scores in horses	10
Does coping style affect behavioral responses and growth performance of lambs weaned at different ages?	9
Tree shade improves the comfort of sheep during extreme summer	9
Therapeutic Riding Horses: using a hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis measure to assess the physiological stress response to different riders	9
The COVID-19 pandemic affects owners walking with their dogs	9

A cross-sectional survey of UK veterinary practices to determine prevalence of patient stress-reducing and welfare-enhancing approaches believed to be undertaken in companion animal practice	9
The Telework Pet Scale: Development and psychometric properties	9
Saving normal: A new look at behavioral incompatibilities and dog relinquishment to shelters	9
Dog bites dog: The use of news media articles to investigate dog-on-dog aggression	8
Behavioral and physiological adjustments by lambs in response to weaning stress	8
Effects of milking temperament of dairy cows on production and reproduction efficiency under tied stall housing	8
Factors associated with play behavior in human-cat dyads	8
Risk factors for feather-damaging behavior in companion parrots: A social media study	8
Can volunteers train their pet dogs to detect a novel odor in a controlled environment in under 12 weeks?	8
Beyond puppy selection—considering the role of puppy raisers in bringing out the best in assistance dog puppies	8
Transitioning from training to testing with scent detection animals: Application to lung cancer detection dogs	8
Higher forage:concentrate ratio and space availability may favor positive behaviors in dairy cows	8
At the heart of a dog's veterinary experience: Heart rate responses in dogs vary across a standard physical examination	8
Nonparametric analysis of noncognitive determinants of response type, intensity, mood, and learning in donkeys (Equus asinus)	8
Human-cat emotional closeness and unacceptable behavior in cats: A Brazilian perspective	7
A retrospective study on the clinical use and owner perception of venlafaxine efficacy as part of a multimodal treatment for canine fear, anxiety, and aggression	7
Buccal micronucleus assay as a useful tool to evaluate the stress-associated genomic damage in shelter dogs and cats: new perspectives in animal welfare	7
A preliminary comparison between proximity and interaction-based methods to construct equine (Equus caballus) social networks	7
Retrospective study on the use of fluvoxamine in 72 dogs with anxiety disorders	7
Evaluation of mediating and moderating effects on the relationship between owners’ and dogs’ anxiety: A tool to understand a complex problem	7
Instrumented pig gait analysis: State-of-the-art	7
Seasonal effects on locomotor and feeding rhythms in indoor cats	7
A survey of dog behavior modification practice in the UK: Who is offering it, what methods are they using and how effective do their clients perceive practitioners to be?	7
Behavior patterns of captive Malayan sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) at a rehabilitation center in Peninsular Malaysia	6
Know your noseband: An exploration of factors that influence riders’ choice of noseband	6
Effect of greeting and departure interactions on the development of increased separation-related behaviors in newly adopted adult dogs	6
Preference for and maintenance of interest in suspended enrichment toys in confined growing pigs	6
Perinatal parameters of mule and equine foals: Similarities and differences	6
Vocalization and other behaviors indicating pain in beef calves during the ear tagging procedure	6
The first assessment of a dog bite prevention program for pre-school children in Turkey	6
Pets and their owners during the first COVID-19 lockdown period: Perceived changes in routines and emotions – An exploratory study	6
Pet ownership, feelings of loneliness, and mood in people affected by the first COVID-19 lockdown	6
Genetic parameters for noise reactivity in standard poodles	6
Validating the use of oral swabs for telomere length assessment in dogs	6
Evaluation of a stimulus attenuation strategy to reduce stress in hospitalized cats	6
Risks and benefits of collar use in cats (Felis catus); a literature review	6
Understanding the performance of truffle dogs	6
Salivary cortisol levels in search and rescue (SAR) dogs under rescue examination conditions	6
Noseband and poll pressures underneath bitted and bitless bridles and the effects on equine locomotion	6
Exotic pet trading and keeping: Proposing a model government consultation and advisory protocol	6
Detection of volatile organic compounds from human prostate cancer cell using canine olfaction	5
Empathy with humans and with non-human animals: are there differences between individuals who have adopted and those who have relinquished a pet?	5
The effectiveness of visual and auditory elements of a compound stimulus in controlling behavior in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris)	5
An assessment of working canine contamination from standing liquid hazards during a simulated disaster search scenario	5
Decrease in behaviors associated with pain during catheter placement using a topical anesthetic formulation in cats.	5
Behavior of domestic pigs under near-natural forest conditions with ad libitum supplementary feeding	5
Equine-assisted services: An overview of current scientific contributions on efficacy and outcomes on humans and horses	5
Comparison of alternative methods for thermal disbudding in calves	5
The link between neurology and behavior in veterinary medicine: A review	5
Dogs working in schools–Safety awareness and animal welfare	5

Efficacy and safety of standardized Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) root extract on reducing stress and anxiety in domestic dogs: A randomized controlled trial	5
Monitoring captive odontocetes’ participation during training sessions for improving training efficiency and welfare evaluation	5
Investigating the effects of matching to caretakers’ preference on satisfaction in different types of adopted dogs using the Kano model alongside with more traditional methods	5
The effect of serotonin and oxytocin on equine docility and friendliness to humans	5
The use of tracking/man trailing dog results as evidence in courts	5
Purebred dogs and cats: A proposal for a better protection	4
Spanish validation of the Fe-BARQ questionnaire: A replication study	4
Responsible guardianship of dogs and cats sterilized in a public program according to the collective health perspective	4
Indoor and outdoor management for cats: inferences about the welfare and cat-caretaker relationship	4
Development of a safety protocol for training and using SARS-CoV-2 detection dogs: A pilot study	4
Study of variability of cognitive performance in captive fallow deer (Dama dama) through g and c factors	4
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the behavior and physical health of dogs in Rio de Janeiro state: Reflections on the quality of life of dogs and their owners	4
Behavior of Pantaneiro ewes and their offspring	4
Environmental and training factors affect canine detection probabilities for terrestrial newt surveys	4
Desexing dogs as a means of decreasing the generally regarded sexually dimorphic behaviors of urine marking, mounting, and roaming	4
Changes in sociability of shelter cats	4
Lameness changes the behavior of dairy cows: daily rank order of lying and feeding behavior decreases with increasing number of lameness indicators present in cow locomotion	4
The influence of severity of gastric ulceration on horse behavior and heart rate variability	4
Prebiotics reduce feather pecking behavior, and improve trace element profile and redox balance in Mule ducks	4
Dog welfare using the Shelter Quality Protocol in long-term shelters in Minas Gerais State, Brazil	4
Preliminary investigation into personality and effectiveness of livestock guarding dogs in Namibia	4
Evaluation of a new prescription diet with lemon balm, fish peptides, oligofructose and L-tryptophan to reduce urinary cortisol, used as a marker of stress, in cats	4
Interspecies comparison of daily total locomotor activity between maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) and domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) maintained in captivity	4