Poster Group A

Tuesday, 7 July 2009 10:00 - 10:30

Posters will be on display for the duration of the congress

On-farm assessment and genetic improvement of calf temperament
  • Florence Phocas, France
Exploring choice and control opportunities applied in enrichment and training
  • Sabrina Brando, AnimalConcepts, The Netherlands
Alleviation of pain and discomfort through common dental procedures for horses
  • Peter L Cakebread, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Personality, hand preference and welfare of primates
  • Dianne J Gordon, University of New England, Australia
Variability in neonatal behaviour in single and twin lambs
  • Rachelle L Hergenhan, School of Environmental and Rural Sciences, University of New England, Australia
Effect of alternative methods for increasing stocking density short-term on lying and ruminating behavior of lactating Holstein dairy cows.
  • Peter D Krawczel, William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, United States
The use of heart rate variability as a novel method to differentiate between affective states
  • Donald C Lay Jr, USDA-ARS Livestock Behavior Research Unit, United States
Physiological response to isolation in Merino ewes of differing temperament
  • Kate J Lennon, The University of Adelaide, Australia
Hunger in pregnant sows; the effect of fibre diet and free access to straw
  • Lene J Pedersen, Aarhus University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Animal Health, Welfare and Nutrition, Denmark., Denmark
Comparison between blood and salivary cortisol levels in horses (Equus caballus) using an ACTH challenge
  • Marie Peeters, University of Ličge, Belgium
Piglet preference for temperature and flooring, and the use of creep space at different temperatures
  • Guro Vasdal, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences,, Norway
The attitudes of UK sheep farmers towards fostering methods: a national survey
  • Samantha J Ward, Moulton College, United Kingdom
Sizes and shapes of gaps large enough for masked palm civets (Paguma larvata) to enter
  • Chihiro Kase, Azabu University, Japan
Managing western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuilginosus ocydromus) populations with deslorelin
  • Chris J Mayberry, University of Western Australia, Australia
Whole house culling of hens for disease purposes using carbon dioxide: behaviour, gas levels and temperature
  • Victoria Sandilands, Scottish Agricultural College, United Kingdom
Domestication effects on fearfulness in chickens
  • Markus Jöngren, Linköping University, IFM Biology, division of zoology, Sweden
The effect of anxiety on memory and learning performance in sheep
  • Caroline Lee, CSIRO Livestock Industries, Australia
The effect of screen flicker rate on hens’ discrimination of visual stimuli
  • Renee C Railton, University of Waikato, New Zealand
The influence of breed on canine ageing
  • Hannah E Salvin, University of Sydney, Australia
Encoding and genetic selection of psycho-acoustic markers of emotions in sheep
  • Frédéric Sčbe, School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA., France
  • Dominique Blache, School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Problem solving in dingoes (Canis lupus dingo): an example using the detour task
  • Bradley P Smith, University of South Australia, Australia
Comparison of two motor laterality tests in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris)
  • Lisa M Tomkins, University of Sydney, Australia
Dung avoidance behaviour of Dartmoor ponies (Equus caballus)
  • Paul Koene, Department of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University, Marijkeweg 40, 6709 PG Wageningen, The Netherlands
Behaviour patterns in captive Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) females during parturition and lactation
  • Maider Perez de Villarreal, 1Departamento de Ciencia Animal y de los Alimentos. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Barcelona., Spain
Measurement of corticosterone in chicken eggs is confounded by cross-reacting gestagens
  • Sophie Rettenbacher, Biochemistry, Austria
A multimedia-based cognitive-behavioural intervention programme improves the attitude of stockpeople to handling pigs
  • Grahame Coleman, Monash University, Australia
Effects of extended evening zoo opening hours on the behaviour of captive mammals
  • Margaret R Hawkins, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, Australia
Describing the ideal Australian companion dog
  • Tammie King, Monash University, Australia
Effects of extended lactation on cow activity
  • Ellen C Jongman, Animal Welfare Science Centre, DPI Victoria, Australia
Moving distance and speed of Thoroughbred foals, one-year horses and broodmares under night and day grazing condition
  • Masahito Kawai, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan
Differences in the pre-calving behaviour of dairy heifers and cows, with and without calving difficulties
  • Hanna M Miedema, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Lying during transport by lambs depends on the duration of pre-transport food and water deprivation as well as the duration of transport itself
  • Dominic D O Niemeyer, CSIRO Livestock Industries, FD McMaster Laboratories, Armidale NSW Australia 2350, Australia
Effect of broody hens on behaviour of chicks
  • Toshio Tanaka, Azabu University, Japan