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Solitary working hunting dogs show a higher tendency for magnetic alignment, with decreased alignment in older dogs
IF 2.2 2区 农林科学
Applied Animal Behaviour Science Pub Date : 2025-02-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106575
Kateřina Benediktová , Natalia Iakovenko , Jana Adámková , Luděk Bartoš , Hana Brinkeová , Vlastimil Hart , Jitka Bartošová , Hynek Burda
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Examining time sampling schemes for quantifying pullet and hen behavior
IF 2.2 2区 农林科学
Applied Animal Behaviour Science Pub Date : 2025-02-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106572
Qinyi Lu , Jennifer Van Os , Maja M. Makagon
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Behavioural indicators of infectious disease in managed animals
IF 2.2 2区 农林科学
Applied Animal Behaviour Science Pub Date : 2025-02-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106573
Christine Janet Nicol
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Behavioural effects of feed dilution and daily roughage provision in male Hubbard M77 broiler breeders during rearing
IF 2.2 2区 农林科学
Applied Animal Behaviour Science Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106561
Fernanda M. Tahamtani, Kathe E. Kittelsen, Guro Vasdal
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Hair cortisol assessment of equine assisted therapy horses: Assessing long-term welfare and influencing management factors
IF 2.2 2区 农林科学
Applied Animal Behaviour Science Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106570
Štěpán Zítek , Kristýna Machová , Radka Procházková , Zdislava Vaníčková , Ivona Svobodová
{"title":"Hair cortisol assessment of equine assisted therapy horses: Assessing long-term welfare and influencing management factors","authors":"Štěpán Zítek ,&nbsp;Kristýna Machová ,&nbsp;Radka Procházková ,&nbsp;Zdislava Vaníčková ,&nbsp;Ivona Svobodová","doi":"10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106570","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106570","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aimed to evaluate the long-term welfare of horses involved in Equine Assisted Therapy (EAT) using hair cortisol concentration (HCC) as an indicator of chronic stress. A total of 102 horses from 21 stables across the Czech Republic were included, with 69 horses participating in EAT (experimental group) and 35 horses participating in recreational riding (control group). Hair samples were taken from the mane and analyzed for HCC, reflecting stress levels over a six-week period. Statistical analyses were performed to compare cortisol levels between groups and to assess the influence of biological and management factors on HCC. The results showed no significant difference in HCC between the EAT horses (mean: 17.06 pg/mg, SD: 3.528) and the recreational horses (mean: 17.33 pg/mg, SD: 2.816) (p = 0.85), indicating that EAT does not inherently increase chronic stress levels when horses are managed appropriately. Among the factors analyzed, sex significantly influenced cortisol levels, with mares having lower HCC (mean: 15.776 pg/mg) compared to geldings (mean: 18.248 pg/mg) (p = 0.003). Other factors, such as age and type of housing, did not significantly affect HCC. In EAT horses, the type of therapeutic work performed was an important determinant of cortisol levels. Horses involved in less physically demanding activities, such as equine-facilitated learning and social care, had significantly lower HCC than those involved in more intensive therapies, such as equine-facilitated physiotherapy and occupational therapy (p &lt; 0.001). Time spent with a client was also significant. The number of clients per day has not significantly impacted HCC. In addition, management practices such as the frequency and distribution of rest periods were important. More frequent rest days throughout the year were associated with lower cortisol levels, with a moderate negative correlation (r = -0.492, p = 0.003). Factors such as breed, client weight, and the number of clients per day did not significantly impact cortisol levels This study highlights that EAT, when conducted under appropriate management conditions, does not compromise the welfare of horses when compared to recreational use. The results emphasize the importance of tailoring therapeutic activities to individual horses and ensuring consistent downtime to support their welfare. Further research is needed to explore additional factors influencing welfare and establish evidence-based guidelines for managing EAT horses. These findings provide valuable insights into the long-term welfare of horses used in therapeutic environments and contribute to optimizing EAT practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8222,"journal":{"name":"Applied Animal Behaviour Science","volume":"285 ","pages":"Article 106570"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143464081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Can I touch you? A pilot study comparing consensual and non-consensual human-dog touch interactions
IF 2.2 2区 农林科学
Applied Animal Behaviour Science Pub Date : 2025-02-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106560
Amir Sarrafchi , Natassja de Zwaan , Maya Tucker , Katrina Merkies
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IF 2.2 2区 农林科学
Applied Animal Behaviour Science Pub Date : 2025-02-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106558
John Eddison
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Fifty years of equine behavior research
IF 2.2 2区 农林科学
Applied Animal Behaviour Science Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106553
Katherine A. Houpt , Charles E. Houpt
{"title":"Fifty years of equine behavior research","authors":"Katherine A. Houpt ,&nbsp;Charles E. Houpt","doi":"10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106553","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106553","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Horse behavior has been a steady topic of interest in Applied Animal Behavior Science. In order to quantify the number of papers on equine behavior published during the first fifty years, we searched Applied Animal Ethology and Applied Animal Behaviour Science on Science Direct for papers on horses (<em>Equus caballus</em>) from 1974 through 2023. The papers on equine behavior can be divided by subject matter into eleven categories: welfare, maintenance, learning, personality, communication, Przewalski horse, foal behavior and development, cribbing, sexual, and maternal behavior. For cross-species comparison, all papers were further classified by the most common domestic animals. There have been 428 research papers on equine behavior published in Applied Animal Ethology and Applied Animal Behaviour Science. The number of papers on equine behavior was smaller than those on the behavior of food producing animals, but larger than those on cats and wild animals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8222,"journal":{"name":"Applied Animal Behaviour Science","volume":"285 ","pages":"Article 106553"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143429754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Increasing cage complexity reduces abnormal behaviours in farmed blue foxes
IF 2.2 2区 农林科学
Applied Animal Behaviour Science Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106559
Eeva A. Ojala , Anna Valros , Jaakko Mononen
{"title":"Increasing cage complexity reduces abnormal behaviours in farmed blue foxes","authors":"Eeva A. Ojala ,&nbsp;Anna Valros ,&nbsp;Jaakko Mononen","doi":"10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106559","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106559","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We studied the long-term effects of biweekly rotated enrichment objects and a permanent shelter screen on abnormal behaviour, daily activity, and stress physiology in juvenile female blue foxes (aged 3–9 months). The experiment lasted seven months, from August to February, following a 2 × 2 factorial design with groups of 8–10 foxes. We compared extra enrichment (E) versus basic enrichment (B) and the presence of a shelter screen (S) versus no screen (N). In the final month, we analysed stereotypic and fur chewing behaviours in 38 blue foxes using 48-hour video recordings. Daily activity was measured through instantaneous sampling at 10-minute intervals (IS-10 min), while abnormal behaviours were monitored using IS-1 min during active periods. Faecal cortisol metabolite (FCM) concentrations were analysed from 24-hour faecal samples collected in January. Monthly weighing tracked bodyweight loss towards the spring and breeding season. Scrabbling (scratching/digging) and oral stereotypies were the most common categories of abnormal behaviour, with IS scores of 1.1–1.2 % during active periods. Foxes losing more than 10 % of their bodyweight were scrabbling more, though three individuals with high weight loss exhibited low scrabbling scores, indicating a non-linear association. Enrichment reduced oral stereotypies and inter-individual differences in activity rates. The shelter screen did not influence the occurrence of abnormal behaviours but might have a lowering impact on FCM concentrations. Only cage location had a clear impact on FCMs, whereas other effects might have been obscured by the high individual variation. Overall, our study suggests that providing enrichment objects and avoiding periods of excessive feed restriction can reduce abnormal behaviours in juvenile female blue foxes. Our results highlight the need for category-specific analysis in addition to examining total abnormal behaviours.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8222,"journal":{"name":"Applied Animal Behaviour Science","volume":"284 ","pages":"Article 106559"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143421576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Risk factors for human-directed aggression by dogs: The human side of the problem. A two-part systematic review and narrative synthesis
IF 2.2 2区 农林科学
Applied Animal Behaviour Science Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106552
Helen Howell , Ann Baslington-Davies , Daniel S. Mills , Todd E. Hogue
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