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Sexual behavior of medium-ranked rams toward non-estrual ewes is stimulated by the presence of low-ranked rams
18 January 2012
Rodolfo Ungerfeld
Abstract: In sheep, access to receptive females is affected by dominance relationships. The aim of the first experiment was to determine how the presence of high- or low-ranking rams affects sexual be...
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Lateralization in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris): Relationships between structural, motor, and sensory laterality
18 January 2012
L.M. Tomkins, K.A. Williams, P.C. Thomson, P.D. McGreevy
Abstract: Several studies have assessed different components of lateralization. To date, the relationships between the 3 measures of laterality, structural, motor, and sensory, have not widely been as...
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Harmonease Chewable Tablets reduces noise-induced fear and anxiety in a laboratory canine thunderstorm simulation: A blinded and placebo-controlled study
18 January 2012
Theresa L. DePorter, Gary M. Landsberg, Joseph A. Araujo, Jennifer L. Ethier, David L. Bledsoe
Abstract: Thunderstorm simulation in the laboratory setting induces fearful and anxious behavior in beagles, most notably manifested by increased inactivity (“freezing”), which, in a previous study, w...
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Breed identity and leadership in a mixed flock of sheep
18 January 2012
Carmen Ortiz-Plata, José De Lucas-Tron, Genaro C. Miranda-de la Lama
Abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the breed identity and leadership in a mixed flock of sheep. The flock consisted of 89 Suffolk adult ewes and 250 Columbia ewes and 45 Columbia rams. The...
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The effect of double bridles and jaw-clamping crank nosebands on temperature of eyes and facial skin of horses
18 January 2012
Paul McGreevy, Amanda Warren-Smith, Yann Guisard
Abstract: Any apparatus that restricts a horse’s movement can compromise welfare. Eye temperature as measured remotely using infrared thermography is emerging as a correlate of salivary cortisol conce...
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