Keywords: Brain integration

Responses to spoken words by domestic dogs: A new instrument for use with dog owners

Catherine Reeve, Sophie Jacques

Published in 2022

A scientific article that sets out to inventory and analyse the words to which pet and working dogs respond. The number (89 on average) and type of words identified vary according to the breed, the status of the dog (pet or working) and its speed of learning.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Learning, training, Brain integration, Memory, Human-animal relationships

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Qualitative behaviour assessment as part of a welfare assessment in flocks of laying hens

Guro Vasdal, Karianne Muri, Solveig Marie Stubsjøen, Randi Oppermann Moe, Kathe Kittelsen

Published in 2021

Scientific paper on tests to ascertain the suitability of QBA to assess the emotional state of laying hens. Using QBA, 3 main dimensions were found to explain more than 80% of variations in emotional state - mood, alertness and arousal.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Brain integration, Stress

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Heat Stress Responses in Birds: A Review of the Neural Components

Mark W. Bohler, Vishwajit S. Chowdhury, Mark A. Cline, Elizabeth R. Gilbert

Published in 2021

A scientific review of the neural circuitry of the avian hypothalamus associated with thermoregulation, food intake and stress response and how these systems may interact during heat exposure.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Birds (excluding poultry), Poultry

Keywords: Brain integration, Stress

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Microbiota and stress: a loop that impacts memory

Narjis Kraimi, Flore Lormanta, Ludovic Calandreau, Florent Kempf, Olivier Zemb, Julie Lemarchand, Paul Constantin, Céline Parias, Karine Germain, Sylvie Rabot, Catherine Philippe, Aline Foury, Marie-Pierre Moisan, Anaïs Vitorino Carvalho, Vincent Coustham, Hugues Dardente, Philippe Velge, Thierry Chaumeil, Christine Leterrier

Published in 2021

Scientific paper showing that there is a feed-forward loop system in Japanese quail linking the microbiota-gut-brain axis to stress and memory function. It suggests that maintaining a healthy microbiota may help to alleviate memory problems associated with chronic stress.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Brain integration, Memory, Microbiota, Stress

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Behavioral Biology of Horses

Janne Winther Christensen

Published in 2021

Scientific overview chapter dealing with the behaviour of horses, covering human-horse relationships, especially during dressage and training, social behaviour, effects of environmental restrictions and cognitive abilities

Document Types: Scientific work

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Learning, training, Brain integration, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships

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A preliminary study of the effects of the number of consecutive days of training and days off on foal recall

Jaymie Loy, Leigh Wills, Sally King, Kirsty Jenkins, Sarah Ellis, Hayley Randle

Published in 2021

A scientific paper on experimental work to determine how the incorporation of rest days during initial preparation influences foal learning outcomes. The results support the inclusion of a rest day during the first four days of initial training programmes, to reduce the occurrence and development of undesirable behaviours such as biting.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Learning, training, Brain integration, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships

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Specificities of the evaluation of consciousness and unconsciousness according to slaughter method

Claudia Terlouw, Barbara Ducreux and Cécile Bourguet

Published in 2021

Review article on the proper assessment of indicators of consciousness and unconsciousness: moment at which the assessment is carried out, interpretation of the assessment, particular areas for vigilance depending on the assessment method used.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Brain integration, Cognitive processes, Stress

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Pain Management in Farm Animals: Focus on Cattle, Sheep and Pigs

Paulo V. Steagall, Hedie Bustamante, Craig B. Johnson, Patricia V. Turner

Published in 2021

Review of pain management in farm animals, focusing on cattle, sheep and pigs

Document Types: Scientific review

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

Keywords:Consciousness, Brain integration, Human-animal relationships, Pain, Societal issues

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Female horses spontaneously identify a photograph of their keeper, last seen six months previously

Léa Lansade, Violaine Colson, Céline Parias, Miléna Trösch, Fabrice Reigner, Ludovic Calandreau

Published in 2020

Study to test whether horses can differentiate between the faces of familiar humans based on photographs.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Brain integration, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships

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Etat des lieux de la douleur associée à la mise à mort des bovins sans étourdissement

Cécile Bourguet, Noémie Devriendt, Claudia Terlow, Gautier Riberolles

Published in 2020

Inventory of the sources of stress and pain associated with the stunning and killing of cattle in France, with and without stunning.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Risk management, Welfare indicators, Brain integration, Cognitive processes

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