Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Papers
(The median citation count of Applied Animal Behaviour Science is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
The intrinsic moral value of individuals: A bioethical approach to domestic cats and damaged species46
Honey bees reared in isolation adhere to normal age-related division of labor when reintroduced into a colony39
The impact of care on chimpanzee welfare: A comprehensive review33
Effects of different cage sizes and nest settings on laying hen nesting behavior and the proportion of dirty eggs in furnished cages28
Vegetation cover in outdoor enclosures reduces feather pecking in farm-reared red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa)28
Behavior of addax (Addax nasomaculatus) and Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) mothers and calves during the calves’ first day of life27
Book Review26
Does the evolutionarily stable strategy apply to captive Humboldt penguins? Study on S. humboldti lateralized behavior26
Can behavioural management improve behaviour and reproduction in captive blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna)?26
Feed withdrawal coupled with classical conditioning modifies the behavioral, physiological, and productive traits in Japanese quail (Coturnix Coturnix japonica)25
Impact of variations in training schedules on dogs’ acquisition and retention of an odor detection task25
The quest to develop automated systems for monitoring animal behavior25
Deep-worm-tracker: Deep learning methods for accurate detection and tracking for behavioral studies in C. elegans24
Horses’ resting behaviour in shelters of varying size compared with single boxes24
Sow behavior during introduction to a large dynamic group is influenced by familiarity and method23
Sow nest-building behavior in communal farrowing relates to productivity and litter size23
The structure and temporal changes in brokerage typologies applied to a dynamic sow herd23
The bonds between us: Stronger bonds predict greater attribution of companion animal socio-cognitive skills22
Changes in the eye blink and half-blink rates in horses as a reaction to a stressor: A preliminary study21
Characterization of social behavior in a group of domestic donkeys (Equus asinus)21
Consistent individual differences in cattle grazing patterns21
Genetic parameters of personality traits in dogs based on behavioral assessment and questionnaire information20
Preliminary Relationship between Overnight Separation and Wounding in Bachelor Groups of Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)20
Shifting perceptions: The role of pet ownership and harmfulness in aggressive judgments of pet behavior20
Progressive weaning alters behaviour and biomarkers of stress in weaned lambs subjected to social isolation19
Medical training in dairy heifers – A pilot study19
Frog in the well: A review of the scientific literature for evidence of amphibian sentience18
GPS monitoring reveals circadian rhythmicity in free-grazing sheep18
Smart carnivores think twice: Red fox delays scavenging on conspecific carcasses to reduce parasite risk18
Editorial Board17
Rooting for feed: Mixing corn pellets into rooting material tends to increase the presence of grower and finisher pigs in the rooting area but not its cleanliness17
Are smelly toys more fun? Shelter dogs’ preferences for toys, scents, and scented toys17
Book review17
Is there hope beyond fear? Effects of social rehabilitation on unsocialised stray dogs17
Feeding behaviour of feedlot lambs offered different amounts of concentrate with or without protected fat17
Perceptions of Taiwanese owners and behaviour veterinarians on behavioural problems in dogs and preferred training approaches17
Validation of automatic systems for monitoring the licking behaviour in Angus and Brahman cattle17
A six-step process to explore facial expressions performances to detect pain in dairy cows with lipopolysaccharide-induced clinical mastitis16
Consistent individual differences in behavior among beef cattle in handling contexts and social-feed preference testing16
Single- and multi-species groups: A descriptive study of cattle and broiler behaviour on pasture16
Milking temperament of Anatolian buffaloes during early lactation15
Human perception of cats' communicative cues: human‐cat communication goes multimodal15
The effect of isolation on laboratory rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus): Growth, behavior and physiology15
Editorial Board15
Pulling the wool over their eyes? Object permanence, numerical competence and categorisation in alternative livestock species15
Horses’ physiological and behavioural responses during undergraduate veterinary practical teaching classes15
Vocal expression of emotions in farmed spotted paca (Cuniculus paca)15
Preface for the special issue of the 55th International Congress of the ISAE15
Development of a fixed list of terms for qualitative behavioural assessment of brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Sanctuaries14
Fearfulness in aviary housed laying hens – Effects of management and potential confounding effects of the Novel Object test14
How much 'enrichment' is enough for laboratory rodents? A systematic review and meta-analysis re-assessing the impact of well-resourced cages on morbidity and mortality14
Shelter or complexity? Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) preference for enrichment structures is a matter of time and frequency of visits.14
Tank cleaning temporarily increases stress and decreases affiliative behavior in zebrafish14
Comparison of first- and last-born pigs revealed no effect of the birth process on acquisition and reversal of the cognitive holeboard task14
Evaluation of cortisol levels and behavior in dogs during animal-assisted interventions in clinical practice14
Skeleton-based image feature extraction for automated behavioral analysis in human-animal relationship tests14
Accelerometers contribution to the knowledge of domestic cats’ (Felis catus) behavior: A comprehensive review14
Predictive modeling toward refinement of behavior-based pain assessment in horses14
The effects of social and non-social distracting stimuli on dogs with different levels of social competence – Empirical evidence for a canine model of autism14
The effects of owner-cat interaction on oxytocin secretion in pet cats with different attachment styles14
Rattling the cage: Behaviour and resource use of mice in laboratory and pet cages14
Ethological and procedural assessment of ballistics euthanasia for stranded cetaceans13
Exploring the social network of European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in captivity13
Concentration-response of an anthraquinone-based repellent for raccoons (Procyon lotor)13
Living on the edge: Detections and activity pattern of wildcats (Felis silvestris) and domestic cats (Felis catus) by camera trapping in areas of low wildcat population density13
Opportunistically using a Chronic Unpredictable Stress study to investigate ‘inactive-but-awake’ behaviour as a potential welfare indicator in laboratory rats13
Welfare assessment of horses and mules used in commercial beef cattle ranches in Brazil13
Comparing the pathology of equine stereotypical behaviours to obsessive-compulsive and related disorder in humans: An exploratory Delphi study13
Enrichment with classical music enhances affiliative behaviours in bottlenose dolphin13
Dynamics of chewing and eating behavior, lying behavior, and salivary characteristics associated with duration of high grain feeding in cows with or with no phytogenic supplement12
Behavioural indicators of infectious disease in managed animals12
Editorial Board12
Opportunities (and challenges) in dairy cattle cognition research: A key area needed to design future high welfare housing systems12
Zoos and other organisations with living world impacts should have honest policies12
Two paradigms of research and their influence on the study of animal behaviour12
Unethical ‘salami slicing’ versus appropriately dividing data into multiple publications12
From nature to nurture – How genes and environment interact to shape behaviour12
Dairy cows housed both full- and part-time with their calves form strong maternal bonds11
Do I sound anxious? Emotional arousal is linked to changes in vocalisations in domestic chicks (Gallus gallus dom.)11
An attempt to use sound-imprinting to attract broilers onto elevated platforms for night-time roosting11
Ethics approval for your experiments11
One Ethology, understanding animal behaviour to improve the lives of animals, humans and society: Preface for the special issue of ISAE’s 56th international congress11
Surgical sterilization impacts on behavior of coyote pairs11
Does a stronger bond with pet rabbits equate to better husbandry conditions for them?11
Book review11
A survey about the welfare problem "toe pecking" in Swiss laying hens11
Chopped and dispersed food enhances foraging and reduces stress-related behaviours in captive white-naped mangabeys (Cercocebus lunulatus)11
Better welfare for broiler chickens given more types of environmental enrichments and more space to enjoy them11
Behavioral characterization of musth in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): Defining progressive stages of male sexual behavior in in-situ and ex-situ populations11
Widening horizons – The potential of wildlife biology for Applied Animal Behaviour Science11
Social behaviour and personality profiles of breeding does housed part-time in group.11
Editorial Board11
Training for a cognitive judgement bias task does not affect fear or telomere shortening in laying hens11
No evident effect of domestication on the anti-predator behaviour of European abalone (Haliotis tuberculata): Implications for stock enhancement programs10
Pilot study on the resocialisation of stallions10
Prediction of working outcomes in trainee dogs using the novel Assistance Dog Test Battery (ADTB)10
Novel object test in farmed fallow deer (Dama dama) – The impact on appearance, diurnal rhythm and behaviour in the foraging area10
Increasing foraging times with appetitive and consummatory foraging enrichment in grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus)10
Association networks and social temporal dynamics in ewes and lambs10
Pigment matters: Behavior and lateralization of albino and pigmented fish (Bronze Corydoras) in aquaculture10
The impact of gastrointestinal parasitism on the behaviour and welfare of weaned housed lambs10
Humans' mask wearing has limited effect on family dogs' behaviour in standard test situations10
Perch use in commercial broiler breeders – Preference for perch material and effect of age10
Tit alarm calls trigger anti-predator behavior in free-range domestic chickens10
Lying in spatial proximity and active social behaviours capture different information when analysed at group level in indoor-housed pigs10
Olfactory threshold of dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) to cold-killed spotted lantern fly eggs10
Lying posture does not accurately indicate sleep stage in dairy cows10
Impact of two commercial weaning and transport strategies on piglet behaviour, body weight change, lesions and lameness following transport10
Work it out: Investigating the effect of workload on discomfort and stress physiology of riding school horses10
Effects of twice a day teat bucket feeding compared to twice a day mother suckling on behaviour, health traits and blood immune parameters in dairy calves and immune parameters in cow's milk10
An evaluation of Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) detection dog training and performance10
Influence of social enrichment on transport stress in fish: a behavioural approach10
The first evidence of the monogamous golden jackal’s adaptive response to partner loss9
No effect of infant nursery rearing on laboratory rhesus monkey dams’ social behavior or long-term cortisol profiles9
Behaviour and welfare of pigeons (Columba livia) in two different localities of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil9
Behavior, feed intake and health status in Holstein, Gyr and Girolando-F1 cows during the transition period9
Refined methodology for identification of bitterness aversion in mature rams through quantification of fluid intake and behavioral response to phenylthiocarbamide9
Phenotypic and genetic parameters of grazing behaviour of semi-extensively reared Boutsko sheep9
High fiber diet reduces stereotypic behavior of gilts but does not affect offspring performance9
Measuring emotions in dairy cows: Relationships between infrared temperature of key body parts, lateralised behaviour and milk production9
Caught in headlights: Captive white-tailed deer responses to variations in vehicle lighting during imminent collision scenarios9
Increasing cage complexity reduces abnormal behaviours in farmed blue foxes9
Paw preference as an indicator of operational suitability in working dogs: An ex post facto analysis9
Limitations and challenges of adapting subjective keeper questionnaires to non-Western sanctuary settings9
Examining personality dimensions in rats using a caregiver questionnaire9
A buffet of litters – Broiler chickens behave differently according to litter type and freshness9
Investigating the motivations of repetitive barrier interactions in Pogona vitticeps9
Behavioral responses of Vinaceous-breasted Amazon parrots to anti-predator training9
Residual feed intake and behavior of sheep: Besides being classified as 'nibblers' or ‘binge eaters', can they also be considered ‘low water drinkers' or 'binge drinkers'?9
Behavioral or nutritional drive: which motivation affects rates of food grinding in CD1 mice?9
Comparison between the canine behavioral assessment and research questionnaire and monash canine personality questionnaire – Revised to predict training outcome in apprentice assistance dogs9
Tail-biting behaviour pre-weaning: Association between other pig-directed and general behaviour in piglets8
Piling behaviour in British layer flocks: Observations and farmers` experiences8
Dairy sheep and goats sort for particle size and protein in mixed rations8
Feel-good songs: application of a novel playback paradigm to induce a positive affective state in juvenile male Wistar rats8
Editorial Board8
Associations between resilience to weaning stress and startle response in nursery age gilts8
The influence of prior experience on food preference by sheep exposed to unfamiliar feeds and flavors8
An investigation of two ostensibly inhibitory control tasks used in canine cognition8
Does the start of flat races influence racehorse race performance?8
Preference of dogs towards feeding toys made of natural rubber, and their potential to improve canine behaviour: A study based on owners' observations8
The relationship between feline-ality™, the interpersonal circumplex, and cat characteristics8
The amicable rabbit – interactions between pet rabbits and their caregivers based on a questionnaire survey8
Editorial Board8
WITHDRAWN: Handling procedures in ornamental fishing affect the behavioural response of dwarf cichlids (Apistogramma juruensis)8
Weaned piglet’s reactivity to humans, tonic immobility and behaviour in a spatial maze test is affected by gestating sows’ relationship to humans and positive handling at weaning8
Personality profiling may help select better cleaner fish for sea-lice control in salmon farming8
Behavioural and physiological responses of male and female beef cattle to weaning at 30, 75 or 180 days of age8
An enclosure quality ranking framework for terrestrial animals in captivity8
Behavioral interactions and glucocorticoid production of Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis) mothers and foals8
Changes in the health and behaviour of pet dogs during the COVID-19 pandemic as reported by the owners8
Editorial Board8
Sleep quality in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) varies by housing type and following surgery8
An exploratory study on dogs’ vocalizations towards their owner and food in an unsolvable task8
A novel fish behavior: “Floating” of Paramisgurnus dabryanus loaches8
A progressive deep learning framework for fine-grained primate behavior recognition8
Welfare impacts associated with using aversive geofencing devices on captive Asian elephants7
Dog behaviour classification with movement sensors placed on the harness and the collar7
Space use of free-range laying hens on two outdoor ranges with different amounts of vegetation cover7
Associations between plumage colour and fear behaviour in young Nigerian indigenous turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)7
Do lambs differentiate the odor of their mother from that of an alien ewe? Focus on inguinal wax7
Editorial Board7
Music for animal welfare: A critical review & conceptual framework7
Reef effect of vertical relief on the shelter-seeking and foraging processes of juvenile fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii) in a mesocosm experiment7
Relationships between boldness and fecal steroid hormone levels in captive alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) in China7
The impact of auditory distraction on learning and task performance in working dogs7
Prediction of successful training outcomes for drug detection dogs using subjective ratings and behavioral test measures: A case study in Japan customs7
What influences feather care and unipedal resting in flamingos? Adding evidence to clarify behavioural anecdotes7
Assessing chimpanzees’ fluency of movement: Applications for monitoring health and welfare7
Cross-species replication of functional analysis methodology7
Category-dependent contribution of dog facial and bodily cues in human perception of dog emotions7
Altered reproductive behaviour in siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) after exposure to different level of turbidity derived from palm oil mill effluent7
Pekin duck productivity, physiological stress, immune response and behavior under 20L:4D and 16L:8D photoperiods7
Hucul horses’ learning abilities in different learning tests and ue the association with behaviour, food motivation and fearfulness7
Using point-of-view cameras (Crittercams) to document potential risk behaviors for Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) transmission in domestic cats in Chad, Africa7
Play stimulation as a possible means to buffer early stress from commercial hatchery treatment in laying hen chicks7
Nesting habitats of free-ranging Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus, revealed by sniffer dogs in Okinawa, Japan7
Factors affecting locomotor activity of search and rescue dogs: The importance of terrain, vegetation and dog certification7
Factors influencing a hand-touch learning task outcome in the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)7
Run access, hutch size and time-of-day affect welfare-relevant behaviour and faecal corticosterone in pair-housed pet rabbits7
New insights into ridden horse behaviour, horse welfare and horse-related safety7
What a camera trap survey can reveal about the behaviour of an invasive species: Insights from coypus Myocastor coypus in an urban park of central Italy7
Editorial Board7
Can individual variation in food neophobia explain variability in dairy calf feeding behavior patterns and performance?7
Modelling behavior of Crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus) using classification algorithms7
Dark brooder pullets are less active than Non-brooder pullets, but show similar level of synchronisation at the resource areas6
Monkeying around: Non-human primate behavioural responses to humans reproducing their facial expressions6
Introducing the option of automatic preprints of manuscripts under review6
Welfare of the therapy animal within facilitated youth psychotherapy: A scoping review6
Lying behaviour of housed and outdoor-managed pregnant sheep6
Opportunities and challenges to enhance the welfare of livestock through positive human-animal relationships6
Growing up side by side: Social attachment between twin lambs and the role of the mother's presence6
Evidence of three distinct lactation stages in nursing gazelles: Implications on maternal behaviour assessment6
Inattentional blindness in dogs6
Editorial Board6
Free-ranging dogs quickly learn to recognize a rewarding person6
Effect of dietary vitamin D3 and ultraviolet-B light on the behaviour and growth of broilers challenged with social isolation stress6
The effect of behavioral reactivity on maternal behavior and offspring growth performance in Norduz ewes6
Reducing barking in a Brazilian animal shelter: A practical intervention6
Review of literature on interventions aimed at resolving problems caused by predatory behaviour in dogs (Canis familiaris)6
Parity and days in milk affect cubicle occupancy in dairy cows6
Horse behavior and training in adaptive/therapeutic riding: A survey of instructors’ perceptions and knowledge in the United States6
Social hierarchy influences dairy cows’ use of shade in a silvopastoral system under intensive rotational grazing6
Animal welfare indicators for sheep during sea transport: Monitoring health and behaviour6
Maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) differ in their responses to environmental enrichment: Why?6
Is rein tension associated with horse behaviour and mouth injuries in harness racing trotters? – Pilot study6
Hormonal and behavioural responses to visual social cues in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)6
Exploration of skin redness and immunoglobulin A as markers of the affective states of hens6
Factors associated with sniffing behaviors between walking dogs in public places6
When to formulate a research hypothesis6
Temperament traits and glucocorticoid metabolites in tropical screech owl (Megascops choliba)6
Investigation of a potential link between UK equestrians’ understanding of learning theory, and their perception of and response to a problematic equine behaviour6
Individual differences in the behavioral responsiveness of F1 Holstein-Gyr heifers to the training for milking routine6
Animal-based methods for the assessment of broiler chicken welfare in organic and conventional production systems6
Habituation of crossbred beef calves to corral handling reduces their reactivity and improves performance6
Editorial Board6
Social influence and attention bias in free-ranging domestic pigs: Effects of demonstrator rank and friendship6
Behavioral rehabilitation of extremely fearful dogs: Report on the efficacy of a treatment protocol6
Tail posture as an early indicator of tail biting - a comparison of animal and pen level in weaner pigs6
Behavioural effects of feed dilution and daily roughage provision in male Hubbard M77 broiler breeders during rearing6
Investigating the relationship between canine training classes and post-adoption return rates in North American shelters6
Shelter use by horses during summer in relation to weather conditions and horsefly (Tabanidae) prevalence6
The influence of satiety on the motivation of stall-housed gestating sows to exit their stall6
Environment change causes a transient adverse impact on horse behavioral resting patterns6
Disaster response and its aftermath: A systematic review of the impact of disaster deployment on working dogs6
Effects of environmental enrichment on recognition memory in zebrafish larvae6
Sex or maternal care? Nursing oestrous ewes prefer to interact with rams over their lambs6
Dog walk frequency and duration: Analysis of a cohort of dogs up to 15 months of age6
Analysis of social interactions in group-housed animals using dyadic linear models5
Heritability and genetic association of social organization traits with feeding behavior, feed efficiency and growth in Bos indicus5
Corrigendum to “Does the provision of environmental enrichment affect the behaviour and welfare of captive snakes?” [Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 239 (2021) 105324]5
A deep transfer learning model for head pose estimation in rhesus macaques during cognitive tasks: Towards a nonrestraint noninvasive 3Rs approach5
Editorial Board5
Elevated hair cortisol and decreased hair testosterone indicates chronic disruption of the HPA/HPG axis and is reflective of poor welfare in Rhesus Macaques used as performing (dancing) monkeys in Pak5
How to suggest reviewers for your manuscript5
Monitoring individual drinking behaviour and the social hierarchy in dairy cows using electronic drinkers5
Preliminary study on the application of robotic herding to manipulation of grazing distribution: Behavioral response of cattle to herding by an unmanned vehicle and its manipulation performance5
Synergistic effect of light and noise pollution on dawn and dusk singing behavior of urban European blackbird: Changes during nesting season5
Effects of tactile stimulation and application of umbilical antiseptic on the welfare of pre-weaned beef calves5
Social determinants of affiliation and cohesion in a population of feral horses5
Animal welfare measured at mink farms in Europe5
Utilization of enrichment objects by growing pigs in a commercial facility and the impact on behavior and skin lesions5
The effect of auditory stimulation on pet dogs’ reactions to owner separation5
Sensor-based activity patterns of healthy calves housed in large groups5
Relationships of dog behavior and cattle illness signs to dogs’ ability to distinguish between sick and healthy cattle5
Studying Antillean manatees’ (Trichechus manatus manatus) temperament in zoological parks: exploration of boldness, sociality and reactivity to humans5
Development of a pilot human-canine ethogram for an animal-assisted education programme in primary schools – A case study5
Urinating in transponder-controlled feeding stations – Analysis of an undesirable behaviour in horses5
Editorial Board5
Calf-directed affiliative behaviour of dairy cows in two types of cow-calf contact systems5
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