Neonatal handling of Amazon parrots alters the stress response and immune function [0.03%]
新生亚马逊鹦鹉的抚触会改变其压力反应和免疫功能
JC Collette,JR Millam,KC Klasing et al.
JC Collette et al.
The influence of neonatal handling on behavior and immune function was assessed in Orange-winged Amazon parrots (Amazona amazonica). Chicks (n=11) were gently handled daily from 25 days of age until 38 days post-fledging, while control chic...
RE Humphries,RM Sibly,AP Meehan
RE Humphries
In 1986, house mice in a small defined area of inner Birmingham were reported as not taking a variety of rodenticides from bait containers, a phenomenon labelled 'behavioural resistance'. This study investigated behavioural resistance by co...
The behavioural, physiological and immunological responses of lambs from two rearing systems and two genotypes to exposure to humans [0.03%]
两种培育系统和两种基因型的羔羊接触人类后的行为、生理及免疫学反应
PJ Goddard,AR Fawcett,AJ Macdonald et al.
PJ Goddard et al.
The behavioural, physiological and immunological responses of lambs from two rearing systems and two genotypes to exposure to humans was assessed during and immediately after testing in an open-field arena. Ninety-six lambs of two genotypes...
I Veissier I,J Rushen,D Colwell et al.
I Veissier I et al.
We describe a method for measuring nociception in cattle using a CO(2) laser aimed at the caudal aspect of the metatarsi. In Experiment 1, infrared thermography showed that calves responded by lifting their legs when skin temperatures reach...
Behavioural response to humans and the productivity of commercial dairy cows [0.03%]
奶牛对人类的行为反应及其商业价值的影响
K Breuer,PH Hemsworth,JL Barnett et al.
K Breuer et al.
This study examined the relationships between the attitude and the behaviour of the stockperson towards cows and the behavioural response to humans and the milk production of cows at 31 commercial dairy farms over one lactation. The attitud...
SJ Chaplin,G Tierney,C Stockwell et al.
SJ Chaplin et al.
In order to investigate the relative merits of mats and mattresses in terms of cow comfort, production and performance, 29 cows were housed on ethylethene vinyl acetate (EVA) mats and 29 on mattresses of loose rubber crumb with a polypropyl...