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Administration of curcumin affects the anxiety behavior in Wistar rats after formaldehyde injected
Mouna Nouacer,
Amira Bakeche,
et al.
| The curcumin is part of the curcuminoids family. Present in the spice turmeric is a vegetable alkaloid obtained from Curcuma longa . Many studies have been carried out to describe...
Published in 29 April 2021
Lighting, density, and dietary strategies to improve poultry behavior, health, and production
Karim El-Sabrout,
Ahmed El-Deek,
et al.
| Poultry production is the most rapidly expanding agricultural industry. Consumer awareness of animal welfare has grown in recent years, and as a result, consideration for higher-quality meat...
Published in 05 January 2022
Breeding behavioral activities of captive red pandas in Nepal
Heena Maharjan,
Hari Prasad Sharma,
et al.
| The red panda ( Ailurus fulgens ) population is decreasing, with less than 10,000 individuals in the wild because of habitat destruction, fragmentation, and illegal hunting. Captive...
Published in 04 May 2023
Environment, behavior and welfare aspects of dairy cows reared in compost bedded pack barns system
Jaqueline Agnes Pilatti,
Frederico Márcio Corrêa Vieira.
| The compost bedded pack barns is a loose housing confinement system for dairy cows, which aims to provide greater comfort in the resting area. Therefore, objective of this review was to...
Published in 31 July 2017
Artificial insemination in rabbits: factors that interfere in assessing its results
Farid Soliman,
Karim El-Sabrout.
| Understanding the rabbit’s sexual behavior and reproduction process is very important when using artificial insemination (AI) instead of natural mating in intensive rearing systems. Ovulation in...
Published in 28 February 2020
Circus Animal Welfare: analysis through a five-domain approach
Daniel Mota-Rojas,
MarceloDaniel Ghezzi,
et al.
| This study aims to review the current available literature regarding circus animals from the perspective of the five domains proposed for evaluating animal welfare to identify the critical...
Published in 04 May 2022
Conservation, animal behaviour, and human-animal relationship in zoos. Why is animal welfare so important?
Isabel Escobar-Ibarra,
Daniel Mota-Rojas,
et al.
| Although zoos are committed to wildlife conservation and have a long-term positive impact on visitors’ attitudes towards wildlife, the question of whether maintaining wild animals in human care...
Published in 06 January 2021
Thermal homeostasis in the newborn puppy: behavioral and physiological responses
Brenda Reyes-Sotelo,
Daniel Mota-Rojas,
et al.
| Adaptation to extrauterine life brings about diverse changes, which initially are reflected in physiological alterations in the newborn puppy. Besides, the thermoregulating capacity of the...
Published in 27 January 2021
Behavior and reproduction of belida fish (Notopterus notopterus, Pallas 1769) in different stocking density and nurtured with different types of feed
Sukendi,
Thamrin,
et al.
| Belida fish ( Notopterus notopterus , Pallas 1769) is one of Indonesia's endemic fish that has high economic value so that the catch is so high and has begun to decline in population from...
Published in 28 May 2020
Feeding behavior, intake pattern, and nutrient sufficiency of sheep fed sorghum straw silage and concentrate
Ahmad Mualif Abdurrahman,
Andriyani Astuti,
et al.
| This study aimed to determine the behavior, intake pattern, and nutritional sufficiency level of sheep fed sorghum straw silage and concentrate. Twelve male local sheep weighing 13.13 ± 2.39 kg...
Published in 09 February 2024
Feeding frequencies and their effect on behavior of nursing sows
Somerahally Basavaraju Prasanna ,
Rasbehari Bhar ,
et al.
| The understanding of feeding behavior may be useful to evaluate the performance of animals fed different diets. Twenty-four non-castrated Red Norte × Nelore males with an average initial body...
Published in 31 January 2017
Behavior of swine hosted in facilities with different construction typologies
Daiane Cecchin,
Alessandro Torres Campos,
et al.
| The aim of this study was to analyze the behavior of pigs housed in facilities with different building typologies in terms of the floor and partitions. Two treatments were compared: a pen...
Published in 01 January 2019
Amplified neurobehavioral and hormonal alterations following the combination of prenatal and postnatal stress in first-time rats
Naziha Amri,
Sarra Habbachi,
et al.
| In the present work, we sought to determine the effects of an individual application of prenatal stress and postnatal stress and their combination on the anxious and locomotor behavior of...
Published in 27 September 2020
Feeding behavior of cattle grazing Brachiaria decumbens and Cynodonspp.
Augusto Matias de Oliveira,
Norberto Matias de Oliveira Neto,
et al.
| The objective of this review to assess the feeding behavior of cattle in Brachiaria decumbens pasture and Cynodon spp. The cattle is concentrated today as...
Published in 31 July 2015
Feeding behavior of beef cattle fed different forages and housed in individual or collective pens
Somerahally Basavaraju Prasanna,
Rasbehari Bhar ,
et al.
| The understanding of feeding behavior may be useful to evaluate the performance of animals fed different diets. Twenty-four non-castrated Red Norte × Nelore males with an average initial body...
Published in 31 January 2017
Neurobehavioral and neuroprotector effects of caffeine in animal models
Dina Villanueva-García,
Daniel Mota-Rojas,
et al.
| This review aims to analyze and contrast the neurological effects associated with the use of caffeine on neurobehavior and neuroprotection in animal models. Caffeine belongs to the group of...
Published in 16 August 2020
The impact of environmental enrichment on behavior, welfare, saliva cortisol levels and milk production in Saanen goats
Nataša Lončarić,
Gordana Gregurić Gračner,
et al.
| This study aimed to determine the impact of environmental enrichment on the level of saliva cortisol, behavior, welfare, milk composition and production of dairy Saanen goats. Thirty-two Saanen...
Published in 27 November 2024
Behavioral and physiological responses of crossbred Holstein-Zebu cows and their interaction with the milker in two milking systems
Hugo Pereira Santos,
Auriclécia Lopes de Oliveira Aiura,
et al.
| The aim of this study was to evaluate the behavioral and physiological responses of dairy cows and their interaction with the milker in two types of milking systems. The experiment was conducted...
Published in 01 January 2019
Critical aspects of legislation and their impact on the welfare of water buffaloes during transport
Daniela Rodríguez-González,
Fabio Napolitano,
et al.
| Transport is considered a stressful period for livestock that can cause economic and biological losses if inadequate handling procedures exist. Several manuals and guides include recommendations...
Published in 12 September 2022
Activity and rest alternation: temporal distribution and influencing factors in nocturnal rodents
Amira Bakeche,
Amina Djouini,
et al.
| Lifestyle and heredity are two different terms but yet closely related components. An evaluation for the time invested in sleep and locomotion behaviors per second in the Wistar rats animal...
Published in 28 April 2021
Human-Dog-Relationship and its positive effects on dogs and their humans with special needs
David Menor-Campos,
Angelo Gazzano,
et al.
| Dogs might enjoy interaction with humans, making the human-dog relationship (HDR) important and necessary for domestic dogs. This relationship has expanded into an interaction where dogs are not...
Published in 04 December 2023
Behavior of pigs in the growth phase raised in an enriched environment
Ezza Karolliny Ferreira Vasconcelos ,
Laylson da Silva Borges ,
et al.
| In this study we aimed to evaluate the behavior of pigs raised in an enriched environment. 12 male piglets, hybrids between 35 and 105 days of age were used. We assessed the behavioral...
Published in 31 October 2015
Reproductive response of synchronized and extensively grazed Blackbelly ewes during the summer in the tropics
José Luis Ponce-Covarrubias,
Ethel Caterina García y González,
et al.
| The present experiment aimed to evaluate the reproductive response of Blackbelly ewes synchronized with low doses of eCG during the summer in a tropical climate. Sixty multiparous hair ewes were...
Published in 16 December 2022
Influence of environmental color on zootechnical performance and feeding behavior during masculinization of Nile tilapia
Perila Maciel Rebouças,
Rafael dos Santos Rocha,
et al.
| The rise of tilapia in Brazil and the world increasingly needs the best growing conditions. Despite the Nile tilapia has diurnal, your vision is considered a strong sensory stimulus, and as the...
Published in 31 October 2014
Ingestive behavior of crossbred cows (Holstein/Zebu) in rotational grazing on Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu
George Vieira do Nascimento,
Evaldo de Almeida Cardoso,
et al.
| In this study, it was evaluated the ingestive behavior of 10 cows with average weight of 500 kg, 5 years of age and producing a mean of 18 kg of milk/day, which were close to 60 days of...
Published in 30 October 2013