A5010118878- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Veterinary Practice and Education Studies
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
- Spaceflight effects on biology
- Human Health and Disease
- Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Big Data and Business Intelligence
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Pharmacological Effects and Assays
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Data Quality and Management
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
2016-2024
University of Padua
2010
Istituto Ramazzini
2009
Equine-assisted interventions (EAIs) are well-known complementary practices combining physical activity with emotional/cognitive stimulation. They especially suited for children autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who need a high degree of and psychological enrichment. Even though EAIs have become common practice, stress responses in horses interacting individuals that can manifest inappropriate behaviours, such as ASD children, not been thoroughly investigated. Our multicentre study aimed to...
Drug addiction is a major care and safety challenge in prison context. Nowadays, rehabilitation specific therapeutic programs are suggested to improve health well-being of inmates during their detention time reduce substance abuse relapse after release from prison. Among these programs, several studies reported the benefits for coming animal assisted interventions. In this pilot controlled study, we investigated efficacy dog therapy program addressed 22 drug addicted male housed an...
Animal assisted interventions (AAI) have become increasingly popular in Western countries during the last fifty years, attracting a lot of attention both from general public and scientific community. In Italy, similarly to other countries, this evolution has been accompanied by diffusion associations delivering AAI. What is current state AAI Italy? How many realities are dealing with AAI? professionals animals involved? The results questionnaire here reported objective answer these...
A human–animal relationship can be developed through subsequent interactions, affected by the positive or negative emotional valence of proceeding one. Horses implement a process categorization to classify humans with whom they interact as positive, negative, neutral stimuli evaluating kind approach and nature contact. In these terms, interactions are emotionally charged events, eliciting specific states in both subjects involved. Although human–horse has been mainly investigated behavioral...
Little is known about the impact of equine-assisted interventions (EAI) on equids’ perception humans. In this study 172 equids, living in 12 riding centres, were submitted to a standardised human–horse relationship test: motionless person test. Age, sex, type (horse/pony), housing, and feeding conditions subjects recorded. Overall, 17 equids worked EAI, 95 school lessons (RS), 60 both (EAI-RS). There high inter-individual variations number interactive behaviours directed towards...
ABSTRACT To evaluate the metabolic profile of pregnant and non‐pregnant ewes with high or low degree behavioral lateralization, we used 57 clinically healthy Sardinian ewes. They were divided into three groups: Group A (nonpregnant ewes), B (pregnant one fetus) C twin fetuses). Using tests, in all groups lateralization was established distinguished level lateralization. Every 30 days for 4 months (at 35, 76, 103 145 gestation), blood samples collected total cholesterol, triglycerides,...
In the European framework of multifunctional agriculture, Social Farming (SF) has constantly been spreading. Italy, these practices are legally connected to Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI), creating new perspectives and challenges for farmers their territories. this paper, we report results a pilot study conducted in Veneto Region understand farmers’ opinions about opportunities SF AAI. Participants were convened by Italian trade organization Coldiretti. All them provide...
Abstract Animal assisted interventions ( AAI ) have seen a significant development in the last fifty years. They are based on human-animal interactions, and some scientific research is beginning to provide evidence for benefits of these interventions. However, ethical issues, particularly from animals’ point view, yet be considered properly. This article contextualizes issues concerning animals involved. Then it outlines potential adaptation Three Rs principle (replacement, reduction,...
Today's globalised and interconnected world is characterized by intertwined quickly evolving relationships between animals, humans their environment an escalating number of accessible data for public health. The veterinary services must exploit new modeling decision strategies to face these changes. organization control flows have become crucial effectively evaluate the evolution safety concerns a given situation in territory. This paper discusses what needed develop modern optimize...
Recognizing animal emotions is critical to their welfare and can lead a better relationship with humans the environment, especially in widespread species like donkey, which often prone issues. This study aims assess emotional response of donkeys through an operant conditioning task two presumed different contents. Specifically, within-subject design including positive negative conditions was conducted, collecting behavioural physiological (heart rate variability HRV) parameters. Facial...
Ontologies are widely used both in the life sciences and management of public private companies. Typically, different offices an organization develop their own models related ontologies to capture specific tasks goals. Although there might be overall coordination, use distinct can jeopardize integration data across since sharing reusability sensitive modeling choices. The paper provides a study entities that typically found at reception, analysis report phases institutes science domain....