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Current and emerging biomarkers of cognitive dysfunction in aging dogs: A systematic review 当前和新出现的老年犬认知功能障碍的生物标志物：系统综述

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Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2026.04.011

Luca Ciurli, Valentina Gazzano, Francesca Cecchi, Maria Claudia Curadi, Angelo Gazzano

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Portraits of equine expressions in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century paintings: Artistic interpretations through the lens of contemporary welfare science 马的肖像表达在十八和十九世纪的绘画：艺术解释通过当代福利科学的镜头

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Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2026.06.002

Denise Pereira Leme

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Factors that affect canine behavior 影响犬类行为的因素

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Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-07-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2026.07.001

Karen L. Overall

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Behavioral features of dogs adopted in northern-central Italy from south 意大利中北部从南部收养的狗的行为特征

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Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2026.06.006

Alice Garegnani, Sara Boero, Simona Cannas, Giulia Motta, Greta Veronica Berteselli, Manuela Michelazzi, Clara Palestrini

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Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-07-20 DOI: 10.1016/S1558-7878(26)00063-8

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Harnessing AI-based computer vision to evaluate biological and behavioral variables in dog-dog play interactions 利用基于人工智能的计算机视觉来评估狗狗游戏互动中的生物和行为变量

IF 1.6 3区农林科学

Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2026.02.002

Don Cherry , Teddy Lazebnik , Carolyn J. Henry , Brittany N. Florkiewicz

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Nocturnal rat-tapir interaction raises welfare concerns in captive settings 夜间老鼠与貘的互动引起了圈养环境下的福利问题

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Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2026.04.007

Tanveer Khan, Noor Hashida Hashim, Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain, Hasmahzaiti Omar

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Case reports of two dogs from commercial breeding establishments: Their behavioral and health problems - treatment, training and outcomes 来自商业繁育机构的两只狗的案例报告：它们的行为和健康问题——治疗、训练和结果

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Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2026.04.010

C.M. Vinke , D. Hartman , M. Meijer , S.M.A. Gardeweg , I.R. van Herwijnen

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Predictors of fear and anxiety in companion dogs: The role of caregiver-related variables 伴侣犬的恐惧和焦虑的预测因素：照顾者相关变量的作用

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Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2026.02.003

Maria Toscano Batista , Catarina Lavrador , Gonçalo da Graça-Pereira

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Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-28 DOI: 10.1016/S1558-7878(26)00044-4

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