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{"title":"The Human-Animal Interaction at Work Scale: Development and psychometric properties","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.06.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.06.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aimed to develop and validate the Human-Animal Interaction at Work Scale (HAI@WS). This instrument is designed to measure human-animal interactions during work time. We conducted four studies to achieve this goal. First, we developed the scale, followed by a study to explore its factorial structure (N = 1013). The third study analyzed the scale's internal validity and reliability (N = 253). The fourth study was a daily-diary investigation that assessed the criterion validity of the HAI@WS by examining its within-person correlations with measures of performance, satisfaction, and work engagement (N = 145 × 5 = 725). The findings revealed that the three-item scale represented a single factor and is a reliable measure of human-animal interactions in the work context. Additionally, the results indicated that the scale was significantly related to measures of performance, satisfaction, and work engagement at the within-person level. This study fills a research gap by providing a validated measure for assessing human-animal interactions in the workplace, an area previously lacking such tools. The HAI@WS is valuable for managers seeking to evaluate how the presence of pets at work—whether during teleworking or in the office—and the resulting interactions with employees can satisfy biological and psychological needs, thereby promoting positive outcomes such as work engagement and positive affective work-related experiences. This research advances our understanding of human-animal interactions and their impact on individuals and organizations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1558787824000509/pdfft?md5=10894ba08d5e7828fb677de8f8012ae2&pid=1-s2.0-S1558787824000509-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141693834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Persistency of horse habituation to distracting sounds","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.06.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.06.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Habituation indicates a decrement in response to a specific stimulus by repeated exposure to that stimulus. Responding to or ignoring sound stimuli, which are common background distractors, is important for the undisturbed functioning of the organism, efficient animal management and safe handling. We habituated 20 warmblood horses to a set of distracting sounds and assessed the possibility of reversing this process through simple modifications in sound playback. The study involved three stages: habituation (Stage 1) and two trials of dishabituation (Stage 2, 3). In Stage 1, five different sounds of animals, each on a separate day, were repeatedly (every 20 minutes (min)) played during a stay on an experimental paddock. The sounds were selected out of 40 sounds of different origin based on their distracting effect on the horses (e.g., interruption of previous activity, increase in emotional arousal) during the first exposure to them three months earlier. In Stage 2, four new and unknown sounds (futuristic characteristics) were additionally introduced to the set of habituated sounds, whereas in Stage 3, habituated sounds (from Stage 1) were played from an altered location. Behavioral (e.g., disruption of feeding, duration of feeding, locomotion and standing alert) and cardiac (heart rate and heart rate variability) variables were assessed. Generally, horses quickly habituated to the initially distracting sounds, but great variability was observed in the number of needed playbacks (1–7) for each horse. After completion of Stage 1, the horses responded with an increase in vigilance, locomotion, refeeding frequency and a 1-minute increase in mean heart rate to novel but not to known sounds. None of the modifications resulted in a recovery of previously habituated reactions. After introduction of playback modifications, only maximum heart rate (in Stage 2, Stage 3) and time of standing alert (in Stage 3) increased after re-exposure to sounds horses had been habituated to, suggesting some level of vigilance. However, this response was too weak to conclude about dishabituation. The results of the study confirm sound recognition and the fast and persistent audio habituation in horses.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141954299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Scoping review of the role of equine assisted psychotherapy and learning in opioid abuse treatment","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.06.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.06.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Opioid abuse is an epidemic in the United States with the number of deaths associated with this addiction growing each year, and yet, identification of a successful treatment plan is a major limitation to addressing this epidemic. Traditional treatment programs do not always fit for all addicts; however, equine assisted psychotherapy and learning (EAPL) shows promise as an alternative treatment option for those individuals where traditional treatment options have failed. Nevertheless, due to the novelty of this treatment option, literature concerning EAPL is limited. The purpose of this scoping review was to identify articles that address the characteristics and methodologies found in EAPL programs as it relates to opioid abuse treatment. Through the use of this scoping review, literature covering four key topics were gathered: 1) addiction treatment curriculums, 2) EAPL programs, 3) physiological effect of addiction treatment for humans, and 4) physiological effect of EAPL participation on the human and horse. Research associated with physiological effect was the most lacking of the topics covered during this review of literature. Reviewed literature pointed to a variety of populations that participate in addiction treatment programs that range from inpatient to long term recovery. EAPL programs offer an assortment of activity options to combat the challenges presented by the range of populations treated. Vital signs were mentioned in the literature reviewed as the leading way to track physiological changes but were not discussed in relation to addiction-specific treatment. Physiological measures showed change in both horses and humans who participated in equine programming but did not dictate concrete cause and effect instances. The limited literature identified through this scoping review validates the need to further explore the intentional relationship between EAPL and opioid abuse treatment programming.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141954282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Behavior of sows exposed to auditory enrichment in mixed or collective housing systems","authors":"Janaína Palermo Mendes ,&nbsp;Fabiana Ribeiro Caldara ,&nbsp;Maria Fernanda de Castro Burbarelli ,&nbsp;Jean Kaique Valentim ,&nbsp;Daniella Ferreira de Brito Mandu ,&nbsp;Rodrigo Garofallo Garcia ,&nbsp;Ibiara Correia de Lima Almeida Paz ,&nbsp;Agnes Markiy Odakura ,&nbsp;Marconi Italo Lourenço da Silva","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.04.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2024.04.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study investigated the effect of auditory environmental enrichment on the behavior of pregnant and lactating sows housed in mixed (cage until 35 days after insemination and then collective pens) or collective housing (cage until 72 hours after insemination and then collective pens) during the gestation period, as well as the behavior of their litters. A sample of 56 sows of a commercial strain between second and sixth parity was submitted to the treatments from artificial insemination to piglet’s weaning (21 days). The sows were assigned in 2 × 2 factorial randomized block designs in the treatments: mixed housing-control (MH-C), collective housing-control (CH-C), mixed housing-music (MH-M), and collective housing-music (CH-M). The sows in the treatments with auditory enrichment were exposed daily throughout gestation and lactation to 6 hours of classical music (Bach symphonies) divided into 2-hour periods. Behavioral assessment was performed on 10 sows of each treatment once a week. At 21 days of age, their piglets were subjected to tests of novel arena, novel object, and voluntary human approach. In both phases, regardless of the housing system evaluated (CH or MH), females submitted to music had a lower incidence of agonistic and stereotyped behaviors and greater social interaction with other sows and their piglets in relation to the control group. Piglets from the CH-M treatment vocalized less and showed better results in the voluntary approach test. Music as an environmental enrichment reduced agonistic interactions between pregnant and lactating sows and the incidence of stereotypies. Piglets from sows housed in a collective system exposed to sound stimuli in the pre- and postnatal periods were more fearless at 21 days of age.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141250941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors associated with behavioral changes in pet dogs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil","authors":"Maria Isabel Vaz de Melo ,&nbsp;Mayra Alves Stradioto ,&nbsp;Gabriel Rafael Silva Gomes ,&nbsp;Sarah Marques Santana ,&nbsp;Letícia dos Santos Pozzato ,&nbsp;Iara Wolbert ,&nbsp;Paula Xavier Nogueira Costa ,&nbsp;Angélica da Silva Vasconcellos","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The dogs' quality of life is highly influenced by the characteristics of their physical and social environment and by the behavior and lifestyle of their owners. In this context, the social distancing demanded by the COVID-19 pandemic had the potential to affect the behavior and the welfare of pet dogs—due to the increased coexistence of dogs with human families during this period. This study investigated socio-demographic and behavioral factors possibly related to behavioral changes in pet dogs in Brazil, during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online questionnaire was made available, containing questions about socio-demographic and behavioral aspects of the respondent and their dog, the routine of the residence, and possible changes in the routines of owner and dog, imposed by the pandemic. A total of 649 questionnaires were answered in full, the responses of which were analyzed through binary logistic regression, with a possible undesirable change in dog behavior as the response variable. The results indicated a 58.06% average prevalence of behavioral problems. The factors detected as influential in the prevalence of behavioral problems in dogs were, in addition to available space and intrinsic characteristics of the dogs (size and age), the owner’s perception of the negative effects of the pandemic on his/her health and emotional state, on their dog’s quality of life, and on the dog-owner relationship. Our findings draw attention to the importance of the quality of the relationship between dog and owner for the welfare of dogs and contribute to the understanding of dog behavioral problems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140274374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rhythmicity of locomotor behavior and body temperature in Felis catus maintained under controlled microclimate conditions","authors":"Raúl Delmar Cerutti ,&nbsp;Maria Rizzo ,&nbsp;Andrea Bonomo ,&nbsp;Claudia Giannetto ,&nbsp;María Cristina Scaglione ,&nbsp;Giuseppe Piccione","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.03.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.03.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The survival and reproductive success of well-distributed animal species hinge on rhythmic activity synchronized with day/night and sleep/wake cycles. The rhythmicity of body temperature and motor activity is frequently used in chronobiology to determine circadian system function. The current study explores the daily rhythm of locomotor activity and body temperature in captive domestic cats (<em>Felis catus</em>) maintained under controlled light/dark (12:12) cycle conditions. A mainly nocturnal activity was observed, particularly, the cats had an activity peak shortly before or after switching on, indicating a crepuscular pattern. A positive correlation (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05; r = 0.16) was found between the temperatures and locomotory activity data. The findings highlight the importance of understanding temporal regulation in maintaining internal balance and overall animal welfare. The study provides valuable insights into the circadian patterns of domestic cats, emphasizing the potential use of body temperature as an indicator of circadian system status.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140785209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Territorial aggression in a German Shepherd treated with venlafaxine","authors":"Pierrette Mercier ,&nbsp;Kersti Seksel","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.03.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A 2-year-old intact male German Shepherd dog was presented for aggressive behavior toward unfamiliar people. The aggressive behavior was limited to the yard and home of the owner. The dog was diagnosed with territorial aggression. The patient had not responded to two different selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (fluoxetine, sertraline) before responding to a combination of venlafaxine extended release and clonidine.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140786462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Travel/carrier phobia and situational fear in a 1-year-old female spayed domestic shorthair cat: A case report","authors":"Taylor Kirby-Madden ,&nbsp;Meghan Herron","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.03.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A 1-year-old spayed female DSH cat was evaluated for profound fear of the travel carrier, veterinary handling, and new people in her home. The patient was diagnosed with specific phobia (carrier/veterinary handling) with situational fear (of new people) after a behavioral and medical assessment. Treatment with environmental changes, specific training/behavior modification for entering a novel crate, and the event medications gabapentin and lorazepam significantly improved the patient’s fear and phobia. These combined interventions allowed for veterinary care to be administered and for routine car travel.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140776188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pharmacological treatment of canine and feline undesirable behaviors by Finnish veterinarians","authors":"Marja Raekallio ,&nbsp;Tea Törmänen ,&nbsp;Miiamaaria Kujala ,&nbsp;Outi Vainio","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.04.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.04.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Undesirable behaviors of dogs and cats may reduce their quality of life and may cause harm to their owners. Such behaviors have been treated with medications as well as behavioral training and environmental modifications. Finnish veterinarians answered a web-based questionnaire to characterize the treatment of undesirable behaviors in dogs and cats by medications. Fourteen indications related to undesirable behaviors were defined in the questionnaire. Most psychoactive medications authorized for veterinary or human use in Finland and allowed to be prescribed for animal use according to the national legislation were listed. In addition, some sedative and analgesic agents were included. Canine and feline undesirable behaviors were treated by the respondents with a wide variety of medications. In many cases, none of the remedies used could be demonstrated to be a clear favorite for a certain indication. Off-label use of psychoactive medications was common. Many medications were used without research-based evidence of their efficacy for the indication in those species in question. Treatment of dogs was more often associated with advice for behavioral training in addition to medications than treatment of cats. Both the common off-label use of medications and the wide variety of substances used for the particular behavioral problem reveal the need for further clinical evidence of the efficacy of medications to treat various canine and feline undesirable behaviors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S155878782400025X/pdfft?md5=6cc8067fd3705e8f048c49d01334ba20&pid=1-s2.0-S155878782400025X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140787916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Thermal adaptability of neonatal piglets: Early life welfare crisis","authors":"Kalyan De,&nbsp;Nitin M. Attupuram,&nbsp;Salam Jayachitra Devi,&nbsp;Souvik Paul,&nbsp;Gagan Bhuyan,&nbsp;Vivek Kumar Gupta","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.04.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.04.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Homeothermic mammals can assert equilibrium in heat production and heat exchange with the ambient environment to maintain their body temperature through modification of physiology and behavior. However, the newborn piglets do not possess a well-developed thermoregulatory center resulting in a welfare issue, that is, piglet mortality due to hypothermia. Therefore, the present study was aimed to evaluate the early life welfare crisis of thermal adaptability of neonatal piglets. For this purpose, 127 newborn piglets were selected immediately after their birth. Rectal temperature (RT), which represents the core temperature of the neonate piglets, was recorded for three consecutive days from the second day of the birth. The first-day recording was avoided to minimize the disturbance of the farrowing mother. The RT was recorded for three days (second, third, and fourth day) at 0600, 0800, 1000, 1200, 1400, and 1600 hours of the day. Concurrently, the ambient temperature and relative humidity were recorded. The average RT increased significantly (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.01) as the neonatal piglets became older. The cosinor analysis demonstrated significant (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.01) rhythmicity in RT of daytime on all three days. Furthermore, the gradual reduction of acrophase value indicated the gradual gaining of thermal control of neonates. The daytime RT of neonates was positively (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.01) correlated with the ambient temperature (r² = 0.301). The results indicated that the RT of neonatal piglets in the early days of life was modified as per the ambient temperature and their thermoregulatory system gradually developed as age increased.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140756313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}