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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Vegetation cover in outdoor enclosures reduces feather pecking in farm-reared red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa)44
Honey bees reared in isolation adhere to normal age-related division of labor when reintroduced into a colony37
Does the evolutionarily stable strategy apply to captive Humboldt penguins? Study on S. humboldti lateralized behavior32
Sow nest-building behavior in communal farrowing relates to productivity and litter size31
Behavior of addax (Addax nasomaculatus) and Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) mothers and calves during the calves’ first day of life30
The bonds between us: Stronger bonds predict greater attribution of companion animal socio-cognitive skills29
Book Review29
Feed withdrawal coupled with classical conditioning modifies the behavioral, physiological, and productive traits in Japanese quail (Coturnix Coturnix japonica)27
Editorial Board26
Characterization of social behavior in a group of domestic donkeys (Equus asinus)25
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the occurrence and association of physical diseases and behavioural problems in dogs and cats25
Shifting perceptions: The role of pet ownership and harmfulness in aggressive judgments of pet behavior25
Impact of variations in training schedules on dogs’ acquisition and retention of an odor detection task24
Effects of different cage sizes and nest settings on laying hen nesting behavior and the proportion of dirty eggs in furnished cages24
Frog in the well: A review of the scientific literature for evidence of amphibian sentience24
The structure and temporal changes in brokerage typologies applied to a dynamic sow herd23
Species and behavioral patterns of wild birds invading a cow barn in the subtropical region: A case study in the central region of Okinawa-jima Island, Japan22
Sow behavior during introduction to a large dynamic group is influenced by familiarity and method21
Changes in the eye blink and half-blink rates in horses as a reaction to a stressor: A preliminary study21
The impact of care on chimpanzee welfare: A comprehensive review21
Phenotypic plasticity in conservation aquaculture: Insights, challenges, and future directions21
Development of ingestive and social behavior of buffalo calves in a cow-calf contact grazing system20
Medical training in dairy heifers – A pilot study20
Progressive weaning alters behaviour and biomarkers of stress in weaned lambs subjected to social isolation20
Consistent individual differences in cattle grazing patterns20
Horses’ resting behaviour in shelters of varying size compared with single boxes20
The quest to develop automated systems for monitoring animal behavior19
GPS monitoring reveals circadian rhythmicity in free-grazing sheep18
Olfactory awareness in lambs assessed through habituation-dishabituation and approach-withdrawal tests18
The intrinsic moral value of individuals: A bioethical approach to domestic cats and damaged species18
“Scent work is incorporated in almost everything I do”: Investigating dog trainers’ perceptions of scent-based activities for companion dogs17
Evaluation of cortisol levels and behavior in dogs during animal-assisted interventions in clinical practice17
Deep-worm-tracker: Deep learning methods for accurate detection and tracking for behavioral studies in C. elegans17
The use of nipple water trough for group-housed dairy calves reduces cross-sucking17
Genetic parameters of personality traits in dogs based on behavioral assessment and questionnaire information17
Assessment of the interrelationship between personality traits, emotional states and abnormal behaviour in horses17
Perceptions of Taiwanese owners and behaviour veterinarians on behavioural problems in dogs and preferred training approaches16
Vocal expression of emotions in farmed spotted paca (Cuniculus paca)16
Is there hope beyond fear? Effects of social rehabilitation on unsocialised stray dogs16
Preface for the special issue of the 55th International Congress of the ISAE16
Book review16
Comparison of first- and last-born pigs revealed no effect of the birth process on acquisition and reversal of the cognitive holeboard task16
Fearfulness in aviary housed laying hens – Effects of management and potential confounding effects of the Novel Object test16
Editorial Board16
Pulling the wool over their eyes? Object permanence, numerical competence and categorisation in alternative livestock species16
Validation of automatic systems for monitoring the licking behaviour in Angus and Brahman cattle15
The effect of isolation on laboratory rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus): Growth, behavior and physiology15
Development of a fixed list of terms for qualitative behavioural assessment of brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Sanctuaries15
A six-step process to explore facial expressions performances to detect pain in dairy cows with lipopolysaccharide-induced clinical mastitis15
Milking temperament of Anatolian buffaloes during early lactation15
New Zealanders’ attitudes to outdoor access for owned domestic cats14
When life gives you lemons, squeeze your way through: Understanding citrus avoidance behaviour by free-ranging dogs in India14
Single- and multi-species groups: A descriptive study of cattle and broiler behaviour on pasture14
Human perception of cats' communicative cues: human‐cat communication goes multimodal14
Consistent individual differences in behavior among beef cattle in handling contexts and social-feed preference testing14
Are smelly toys more fun? Shelter dogs’ preferences for toys, scents, and scented toys14
Predictive modeling toward refinement of behavior-based pain assessment in horses14
Comparing the pathology of equine stereotypical behaviours to obsessive-compulsive and related disorder in humans: An exploratory Delphi study13
Editorial Board13
Feeding behaviour of feedlot lambs offered different amounts of concentrate with or without protected fat13
Unethical ‘salami slicing’ versus appropriately dividing data into multiple publications13
Accelerometers contribution to the knowledge of domestic cats’ (Felis catus) behavior: A comprehensive review13
Welfare assessment of horses and mules used in commercial beef cattle ranches in Brazil13
Does environmental enrichment impact the behaviour and welfare of bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps)?13
Effects of light spectrum on pig behaviour, health and growth12
Burying and smelling – A comparative analysis of fecal and urinary elimination behaviors in neutered adult cats12
Enrichment with classical music enhances affiliative behaviours in bottlenose dolphin12
Exploring the social network of European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in captivity12
Opportunistically using a Chronic Unpredictable Stress study to investigate ‘inactive-but-awake’ behaviour as a potential welfare indicator in laboratory rats12
Does a stronger bond with pet rabbits equate to better husbandry conditions for them?12
Shelter or complexity? Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) preference for enrichment structures is a matter of time and frequency of visits.12
Skeleton-based image feature extraction for automated behavioral analysis in human-animal relationship tests12
Do I sound anxious? Emotional arousal is linked to changes in vocalisations in domestic chicks (Gallus gallus dom.)12
Better welfare for broiler chickens given more types of environmental enrichments and more space to enjoy them12
Escape patterns of companion parrots kept in Brazilian Households12
Training for a cognitive judgement bias task does not affect fear or telomere shortening in laying hens12
Opportunities (and challenges) in dairy cattle cognition research: A key area needed to design future high welfare housing systems11
The effects of owner-cat interaction on oxytocin secretion in pet cats with different attachment styles11
Animals and society: Striking the right balance through ethology. Preface for the special issue of the 57th congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology11
Ethological and procedural assessment of ballistics euthanasia for stranded cetaceans11
Rattling the cage: Behaviour and resource use of mice in laboratory and pet cages11
Dairy cows housed both full- and part-time with their calves form strong maternal bonds11
Two paradigms of research and their influence on the study of animal behaviour10
Development of a scale to assess pigs’ immediate behavioural reaction when encountering novel odours10
One Ethology, understanding animal behaviour to improve the lives of animals, humans and society: Preface for the special issue of ISAE’s 56th international congress10
Concentration-response of an anthraquinone-based repellent for raccoons (Procyon lotor)10
Straight from the horse's mouth: Changes in salivary oxytocin, cortisol and behaviour in horses interacting with unfamiliar humans10
From nature to nurture – How genes and environment interact to shape behaviour10
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 mortality10
Humans' mask wearing has limited effect on family dogs' behaviour in standard test situations10
Book review10
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 supplement10
First step after submitting your paper: The preliminary checks done by the editors10
A critical review of research concerning the gut microbiome in dogs and its relationship with behaviour10
Behavioural indicators of infectious disease in managed animals10
The impact of gastrointestinal parasitism on the behaviour and welfare of weaned housed lambs10
Behavioral characterization of musth in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): Defining progressive stages of male sexual behavior in in-situ and ex-situ populations10
Zoos and other organisations with living world impacts should have honest policies10
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 density10
An evaluation of Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) detection dog training and performance9
Pigment matters: Behavior and lateralization of albino and pigmented fish (Bronze Corydoras) in aquaculture9
Olfactory threshold of dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) to cold-killed spotted lantern fly eggs9
Widening horizons – The potential of wildlife biology for Applied Animal Behaviour Science9
Phenotypic and genetic parameters of grazing behaviour of semi-extensively reared Boutsko sheep9
Piling behaviour in British layer flocks: Observations and farmers` experiences9
Increasing cage complexity reduces abnormal behaviours in farmed blue foxes9
Lying in spatial proximity and active social behaviours capture different information when analysed at group level in indoor-housed pigs9
Prediction of working outcomes in trainee dogs using the novel Assistance Dog Test Battery (ADTB)9
Pilot study on the resocialisation of stallions9
Perch use in commercial broiler breeders – Preference for perch material and effect of age9
Editorial Board9
Increasing foraging times with appetitive and consummatory foraging enrichment in grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus)9
Social behaviour and personality profiles of breeding does housed part-time in group.9
Limitations and challenges of adapting subjective keeper questionnaires to non-Western sanctuary settings9
Paw preference as an indicator of operational suitability in working dogs: An ex post facto analysis9
Examining personality dimensions in rats using a caregiver questionnaire9
Work it out: Investigating the effect of workload on discomfort and stress physiology of riding school horses9
A survey about the welfare problem "toe pecking" in Swiss laying hens9
Color preference of zebrafish (Danio rerio) differs in midday and midnight9
Impact of two commercial weaning and transport strategies on piglet behaviour, body weight change, lesions and lameness following transport9
Ethics approval for your experiments9
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 milk9
Influence of social enrichment on transport stress in fish: a behavioural approach9
The relationship between feline-ality™, the interpersonal circumplex, and cat characteristics9
Tit alarm calls trigger anti-predator behavior in free-range domestic chickens9
Behavioral responses of Vinaceous-breasted Amazon parrots to anti-predator training9
Association networks and social temporal dynamics in ewes and lambs9
Linking foraging behaviour of free-ranging, lactating beef cows with diet quality and weight gain in semi-arid rangeland9
The ability to interpret affective states in horses' body language is associated with experience with animals8
An enclosure quality ranking framework for terrestrial animals in captivity8
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'?8
Measuring emotions in dairy cows: Relationships between infrared temperature of key body parts, lateralised behaviour and milk production8
Comparison between the canine behavioral assessment and research questionnaire and monash canine personality questionnaire – Revised to predict training outcome in apprentice assistance dogs8
Editorial Board8
Refined methodology for identification of bitterness aversion in mature rams through quantification of fluid intake and behavioral response to phenylthiocarbamide8
Behavioral or nutritional drive: which motivation affects rates of food grinding in CD1 mice?8
Behaviour and welfare of pigeons (Columba livia) in two different localities of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil8
Behavior and physiological responses to acoustic stimuli in Taurine and Zebuine cattle8
Does the start of flat races influence racehorse race performance?8
Caught in headlights: Captive white-tailed deer responses to variations in vehicle lighting during imminent collision scenarios8
Welfare impacts associated with using aversive geofencing devices on captive Asian elephants8
Could restricting horses' REM sleep improve dressage performance?8
The amicable rabbit – interactions between pet rabbits and their caregivers based on a questionnaire survey8
The duration of urbanization influences avian escape behaviour8
Preference of dogs towards feeding toys made of natural rubber, and their potential to improve canine behaviour: A study based on owners' observations8
Investigating the motivations of repetitive barrier interactions in Pogona vitticeps8
The first evidence of the monogamous golden jackal’s adaptive response to partner loss8
No effect of infant nursery rearing on laboratory rhesus monkey dams’ social behavior or long-term cortisol profiles8
Interaction with enrichment objects depends on color and increases after feeding in some elasmobranchs but not others8
Assessing chimpanzees’ fluency of movement: Applications for monitoring health and welfare8
Dairy sheep and goats sort for particle size and protein in mixed rations8
A buffet of litters – Broiler chickens behave differently according to litter type and freshness8
A progressive deep learning framework for fine-grained primate behavior recognition8
Prenatal stress from lameness in pregnant sows modifies the behavioural and physiological responses of their offspring7
Relative preference for different pecking blocks offered as pairwise comparisons in White and Brown-feathered laying hens7
Associations between resilience to weaning stress and startle response in nursery age gilts7
Run access, hutch size and time-of-day affect welfare-relevant behaviour and faecal corticosterone in pair-housed pet rabbits7
Sleep quality in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) varies by housing type and following surgery7
Play stimulation as a possible means to buffer early stress from commercial hatchery treatment in laying hen chicks7
Altered reproductive behaviour in siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) after exposure to different level of turbidity derived from palm oil mill effluent7
The behavioral and physiological responses of juvenile large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) to different types of predator stimuli7
What influences feather care and unipedal resting in flamingos? Adding evidence to clarify behavioural anecdotes7
Modelling behavior of Crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus) using classification algorithms7
Category-dependent contribution of dog facial and bodily cues in human perception of dog emotions7
The influence of prior experience on food preference by sheep exposed to unfamiliar feeds and flavors7
Factors affecting locomotor activity of search and rescue dogs: The importance of terrain, vegetation and dog certification7
Editorial Board7
Factors influencing a hand-touch learning task outcome in the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)7
Review of depressive-like behaviours in some group-living mammals7
Feel-good songs: application of a novel playback paradigm to induce a positive affective state in juvenile male Wistar rats7
Editorial Board7
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 weaning7
Effects of birdwatching tourism on breeding behaviour and reproductive success of hornbills7
Space use of free-range laying hens on two outdoor ranges with different amounts of vegetation cover7
Companionship counts: Investigating social housing conditions and welfare in privately owned rabbits7
Cross-species replication of functional analysis methodology7
WITHDRAWN: Handling procedures in ornamental fishing affect the behavioural response of dwarf cichlids (Apistogramma juruensis)7
Prediction of successful training outcomes for drug detection dogs using subjective ratings and behavioral test measures: A case study in Japan customs7
An investigation of two ostensibly inhibitory control tasks used in canine cognition7
A novel fish behavior: “Floating” of Paramisgurnus dabryanus loaches7
Nesting habitats of free-ranging Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus, revealed by sniffer dogs in Okinawa, Japan7
New insights into ridden horse behaviour, horse welfare and horse-related safety7
Editorial Board7
An exploratory study on dogs’ vocalizations towards their owner and food in an unsolvable task7
Do lambs differentiate the odor of their mother from that of an alien ewe? Focus on inguinal wax7
Assessing stress in dogs during saliva sampling in socio-psychological research: Preliminary development of animal-friendly practical procedures7
Preface for the 50th anniversary year jubilee issue6
Investigation of a potential link between UK equestrians’ understanding of learning theory, and their perception of and response to a problematic equine behaviour6
Qualitative Behaviour Assessment for zoo-housed polar bears (Ursus maritimus): Intra- and inter-day consistency and association to other indicators of welfare6
Relationships between boldness and fecal steroid hormone levels in captive alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) in China6
Behavioural effects of feed dilution and daily roughage provision in male Hubbard M77 broiler breeders during rearing6
Can individual variation in food neophobia explain variability in dairy calf feeding behavior patterns and performance?6
The effect of anthropogenic noise on foraging and vigilance in zoo housed pied tamarins6
Habituation of crossbred beef calves to corral handling reduces their reactivity and improves performance6
Welfare of the therapy animal within facilitated youth psychotherapy: A scoping review6
Using point-of-view cameras (Crittercams) to document potential risk behaviors for Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) transmission in domestic cats in Chad, Africa6
Tail posture as an early indicator of tail biting - a comparison of animal and pen level in weaner pigs6
Monkeying around: Non-human primate behavioural responses to humans reproducing their facial expressions6
Training level and personality affect border collies’ olfactory performance in the Natural Detection Task6
Dark brooder pullets are less active than Non-brooder pullets, but show similar level of synchronisation at the resource areas6
Sex or maternal care? Nursing oestrous ewes prefer to interact with rams over their lambs6
Inattentional blindness in dogs6
Evidence of three distinct lactation stages in nursing gazelles: Implications on maternal behaviour assessment6
Classifying the posture and activity of ewes and lambs using accelerometers and machine learning on a commercial flock6
fair-fish database|catch: A platform for global assessment of welfare hazards affecting aquatic animals in fisheries6
Dog walk frequency and duration: Analysis of a cohort of dogs up to 15 months of age6
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 Italy6
Exploration of skin redness and immunoglobulin A as markers of the affective states of hens6
Multi-scale predictors of farrowing site selection of wild pigs (Sus scrofa)6
Effects of environmental enrichment on recognition memory in zebrafish larvae6
Animal-based methods for the assessment of broiler chicken welfare in organic and conventional production systems6
When to formulate a research hypothesis6
Shelter use by horses during summer in relation to weather conditions and horsefly (Tabanidae) prevalence6
Is rein tension associated with horse behaviour and mouth injuries in harness racing trotters? – Pilot study6
The impact of auditory distraction on learning and task performance in working dogs6
Social influence and attention bias in free-ranging domestic pigs: Effects of demonstrator rank and friendship6
Editorial Board6
Maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) differ in their responses to environmental enrichment: Why?6
Opportunities and challenges to enhance the welfare of livestock through positive human-animal relationships6
Review of literature on interventions aimed at resolving problems caused by predatory behaviour in dogs (Canis familiaris)6
Investigating the relationship between canine training classes and post-adoption return rates in North American shelters6
Disaster response and its aftermath: A systematic review of the impact of disaster deployment on working dogs6
Environment change causes a transient adverse impact on horse behavioral resting patterns6
Effect of dietary vitamin D3 and ultraviolet-B light on the behaviour and growth of broilers challenged with social isolation stress6
Free-ranging dogs quickly learn to recognize a rewarding person6
Music for animal welfare: A critical review & conceptual framework6
Editorial Board6
Reducing barking in a Brazilian animal shelter: A practical intervention6
Behavioral differences of shelter dogs under fluorescent versus LED lighting6
Reef effect of vertical relief on the shelter-seeking and foraging processes of juvenile fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii) in a mesocosm experiment6
Behavioral rehabilitation of extremely fearful dogs: Report on the efficacy of a treatment protocol6
Introducing the option of automatic preprints of manuscripts under review6
Hormonal and behavioural responses to visual social cues in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)6
Sex- and age-based differences in behavioural patterns and gut microbiota composition in captive Malayan tigers (Panthera tigris jacksoni)6
Horse behavior and training in adaptive/therapeutic riding: A survey of instructors’ perceptions and knowledge in the United States6
Utilization of enrichment objects by growing pigs in a commercial facility and the impact on behavior and skin lesions5
Sensor-based activity patterns of healthy calves housed in large groups5
Positions and movement of the tail in wild boar Sus scrofa5
Short- or long-term affect? Disentangling the effects of emotion and mood on pigs’ decisions on a Judgement Bias Task5
Behavioral responses of captive brown bears Ursus arctos to the odor of conspecific urine5
Development of a pilot human-canine ethogram for an animal-assisted education programme in primary schools – A case study5
Heritability and genetic association of social organization traits with feeding behavior, feed efficiency and growth in Bos indicus5
Exploring the effect of the Moon cycle on pigeon homing5
Relationships of dog behavior and cattle illness signs to dogs’ ability to distinguish between sick and healthy cattle5
How to suggest reviewers for your manuscript5
Urinating in transponder-controlled feeding stations – Analysis of an undesirable behaviour in horses5
Enriched social environment affects the utterance of acoustic signals of captive François' langurs5
Influences of environmental hatching system factors on multitasking ability and side biases in laying hen chicks hatched on-farm5
Editorial Board5
Editorial Board5
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