Current Research Findings
Tail handling reduces the value of reward in laboratory mice
09.05.2018
Researchers at Newcastle University have found that picking up laboratory mice by the tail makes... >>
A standardised equine-based welfare assessment
11.04.2018
Most equine welfare research focuses on horses used for leisure and sporting purposes in developed... >>
How does man’s best friend respond to pain?
27.03.2018
Previous research suggested that personality in horses might relate the expression of pain, in a... >>
Poker Face: Do we really know how well horses are coping with daily life?
27.03.2018
Horses are known to show different strategies to avoid tasks and procedures they don’t want... >>
Positive reinforcement training of group-housed rhesus macaques
20.03.2018
This paper details a protocol for the positive reinforcement training (PRT) of rhesus macaques (Macaca... >>
Rabbit relinquishment through online classified advertisements in the United Kingdom
13.03.2018
The rehoming of companion animals is a welfare concern. We were interested in finding out... >>
Farmers’ attitudes to sanctions and rewards as motivators to reduce lameness in sheep
27.02.2018
Lameness in sheep is endemic across the UK; it is painful, and a significant welfare... >>
Farmer perspectives on welfare outcome assessment
30.01.2018
Recently, several farm assurance schemes in the United Kingdom have been adopting innovative approaches, such... >>
Here’s looking at ewe: New study shows how sheep can determine each other’s facial expressions
24.01.2018
People’s inability to tell the difference between a happy sheep and an unhappy sheep is... >>
Playful pigs: Evidence of consistency and change in play depending on litter and developmental stage
24.01.2018
The study of individual differences has been a powerful approach to understanding animal behaviour. Previous work had... >>
