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JM Week 1.  Terminology

Broom, D. and K.G. Johnson. 1993.  Approaching questions of stress and welfare.  In: Stress and Animal Welfare. Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp 1-7 #

Fraser and Broom. 1997.  Welfare terminology and concepts. In: Farm animal behaviour and welfare. CAB International. pp 256-265 ¥

 

AJ Week 2.  Concepts of measuring welfare: physiology, behavior, performance and health.

Fraser, A. F. and D. M. Broom, 1997.  Welfare Measurement.  In: Farm animal behaviour and welfare. CAB International. pp 266-279.  ¥

Gonyou 1986. Assessment of comfort and well-being in farm animals.  J. Anim. Sci. 62:1769-1775. ¥

Broom, D. M. 1991. Animal welfare concepts and measurement. J. Anim Sci 69: 4167-4175

Swanson, J. C. 1995. Farm animal well-being and intensive production systems. J. Anim. Sci. 73:2744-2751.

 

STUDENTS WILL FIND A RESEARCH RELATED PAPER AND PREPARE AND SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT BEFORE THIS CLASS MEETS.

 

All Week 3.  Alternative concepts of animal welfare:  feelings, physiology, vocalizations, & asymmetry

Duncan, I. 1993.  Welfare is to do with what animals feel.  J. Ag & Appl Ethics 6:8-14. [feelings approach]

McGlone, J. 1993.  What is animal welfare?  J. Ag & Appl Ethics 6:26-36. [physiology approach}¥

White, RG, JA DeShazer, CJ Tressler, GM Borcher, S Davey, A Waninge, AM Parkhurst, MJ Milanuk, and ET Clemens.  1995.  Vocal and physiological response of pig during castration with or without anesthetic.  J. Anim Sci 73:381-386. [Vocalizations]

Tuyttens, FAM, L Maertens, E Van Poucke, A Van Nuffel, S Debeuckelaere, J. Creve and L Lens. 2005. Measuring fluctuating asymmetry in fattening rabbits: A valid indicator of performance and housing quality.  J Anim Sci 83:2645-2652.

 

STUDENTS WILL FIND A RESEARCH RELATED PAPER AND PREPARE AND SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT BEFORE THIS CLASS MEETS.

JS Week 4.  Measuring welfare over short and long periods

Broom DM, Johnson KG. 1993. Assessing welfare: short-term response. In: Stress and animal welfare.  87-110. #

Broom DM, Johnson KG. 1993. Assessing welfare: long-term response. In: Stress and animal welfare.  111-144. #

Mostl E, Palme R. 2002. Hormones and indicators of stress. Domestic Anim Endocrinol 23:67-74.

Trickle feeding paper (Hulbert  McGlone, 2006)

Hunt & Hambly, 2006.  Fecal corticosterone in mice.

 

Measuring Behavior:  Leader John McGlone

Week 5. Sampling methods

Altmann, J. 1974.  Observational study of behavior.  Behaviour. 49:227-267 ¥

No abstracts due.

 

Week 6.  Time-lapse and validation of behavioral methods

Arnold Meeks, C. and J McGlone. 1986.  Validating techniques to sample behavior of confined, young pigs.  Appl Anim Behav Sci 16:149-155. ¥

Mitloehner, F., J. Morrow-Tesch, S. Wilson, J. Dailey and J McGlone. 2001. Behavioral sampling techniques for feedlot cattle.  J. Anim Sci 79:1189-1193. 

STUDENTS FIND A RESEARCH PAPER THAT USES A GIVEN BEHAVIORAL MEASURE AND STUDENTS WILL WRITE AN ABSTRACT THAT INCLUDES ASSESSMENT OF THE SAMPLING METHOD

 

Week 7.  Mid term Exam

 

Behavioral measures of farm animal welfare:  Leader Anna Johnson

Week 8.  Early reviews

Banks, E. M. 1982.  Behavioral research to answer questions about animal welfare.  J. Anim. Sci. 54:434-446. ¥

Gonyou, H. 1994.  Why the study of animal behavior is associated with the animal welfare issue. J. Anim. Sci. 72:2171-2177.

Broom, D. M., and K. G. Johnson. 2003. Stress and animal welfare. Pp 82-88. #

Broom, D. M., and K. G. Johnson. 2003. Stress and animal welfare. Pp 130-144.  #

  

Week 9.  Behavioral needs and motivation

Baxter, M. R. 1983. Ethology in environmental design for animal production. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 9:207-220.

Dawkins, M. S. 1983. Battery hens name their price: Consumer demand theory and the measurements of ethological needs. Anim. Behav. 31:1195-1205. ¥

Jensen, P., and F. M. Toates. 1993. Who needs “behavioural needs”? Motivational aspects of the needs of animals. Appl. Anima. Behav. Sci. 37:161-181.

Mason, G., and M. Mendl. 1997. Do the stereotypies of pigs, chickens and mink reflect adaptive species differences in the control of foraging? Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 53:45-58.

STUDENTS WILL FIND A RESEARCH RELATED PAPER AND PREPARE AND SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT BEFORE THIS CLASS MEETS.

 

Physiological, performance and health measures of farm animal welfare: Leader Janeen Salak-Johnson

Week 10.  Aspects of the Immune System and health as measures

Blecha F. 2000. Immune system response to stress. In: The biology of animal stress: basic principles and implications for animal welfare. Moberg GP, Mench JA (eds). CABI publishing, New York. pp 111- 121.

Davis SL. 1998. Environmental modulation of the immune system via the endocrine system. Domest Anim Endocrinol 15:283-89.

Berge ACB, Lindeque P, Moore DA, Sischo WM. 2005. A clinical trial evaluating prophylactic and therapeutic antibiotic use on health and performance of preweaned calves. J Dairy Sci 88:2166-77.

*Kanitz E, Tuchscherer M, Puppe B, Tuchscherer A, Stabenow B. 2004. Consequences of repeated early isolation in domestic piglets (Sus scrofa) on their behavioural, neuroendocrine, and immunological responses.  Brain Behavior Immunity 18:35-45.

STUDENTS WILL FIND A RESEARCH RELATED PAPER AND PREPARE AND SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT BEFORE THIS CLASS MEETS.

 

Week 11.  Aspects of the Neuroendocrine System and Performance as measures

Matteri RL, Carroll JA. Dyer CJ. 2000. Neuroendocrine responses to stress.  In: The biology of animal stress: basic principles and implications for animal welfare. Moberg GP, Mench JA (eds). CABI publishing, New York. pp 43-76.

Abeni F, Calamari L, Calaza F, Speroni M, Bertoni G, Pirlo G. 2005. Welfare assessment based on metabolic and endocrine aspects in primiparous cows milked in a parlor or with an automatic milking system. J Dairy Sci 88:3542-52.

*Kanitz, E., M. Tuchscherer, B. Puppe, A. Tuchscherer, and B. Stabenow. 2004.  Consequences of repeated early isolation in domestic piglets (Sus scrofa) on their behavioral, neuroendocrine, and immunological responses.  Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 18:35-45.

Smith RF, Dobson H. 2002. Hormonal interactions within the hypothalamus and pituitary with respect to stress and reproduction in sheep. Domestic Animal Endocrinol 23:75-85.

 

STUDENTS WILL FIND A RESEARCH RELATED PAPER AND PREPARE AND SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT BEFORE THIS CLASS MEETS.

 

 

Week 12.  Final Exam April 27th 8:00-9:30 am