A5065361444- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Marine animal studies overview
- Livestock and Poultry Management
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
2015-2024
University of Rostock
2015-2024
Leibniz Association
2015
Landesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Fischerei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
1995-2007
The Behaviouralist (United Kingdom)
2004
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture
2003
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
2000
Abstract The vocalisations of animals are results particular emotional states. For example, the stress screams pigs may be indicators disturbed welfare. Our objective was to develop a system monitor and record levels calls in pigs, which could employed environments breeding, transportation slaughter. Using combination sound analysis by linear prediction coding artificial neural networks, it possible detect noisy pig units with few recognition errors (<5%). (STREMODO: documentation unit)...
Abstract This study has its basis in recent findings by our own and other laboratories proposes a type of rewarded operant learning that seeks the detection discriminatory cues as cognitive enrichment intensive husbandry systems. ability to activate intrinsically-rewarding mesolimbic brain axis when an animal acquires successful strategies cope with environmental demands. It provides animals opportunity develop positive affects through control their environment anticipation consummatory...
Studies on animal temperament have often described using a one-dimensional scale, whereas theoretical framework has recently suggested two or more dimensions terms like "valence" "arousal" to describe these dimensions. Yet, the valence assessment of situation is highly individual. The aim this study was provide support for multidimensional with experimental data originating from an economically important species (Bos taurus). We tested 361 calves at 90 days post natum (dpn) in novel-object...
Animal individuality is challenging to explain because individual differences are regulated by multiple selective forces that lead unique combinations of characteristics. For instance, the study personality, a core aspect individuality, may benefit from integrating other factors underlying differences, such as lateralized cerebral processing. Indeed, approach-withdrawal hypothesis (the left hemisphere controls approach behavior, right withdrawal behavior), account for in boldness or...