Pet Behaviour Science: Envíos recientes

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    • Validation of a qualitative behaviour score during the capture phase of stray dogs 

      Menchetti, Laura; Righi, Cecilia; Guelfi, Gabriella; Enas, Claudia; Moscati, Livia; Mancini, Stefania; Diverio, Silvana (Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2019)
      There are no studies on the capture phase of stray dogs, although this can be very stressful and have a significant impact on dogs’ welfare. In this preliminary study, we propose a simple qualitative evaluation system of ...

    • Marking frequency during intraspecific socialization sessions is related to urinary cortisol levels in shelter dogs 

      Alberghina, Daniela; Pumilia, Gina; Raffo, Pierluigi; Distefano, Giuseppe; Piccione, Giuseppe; Panzera, Michele (Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2019)
      The aim of this study was to determine whether behavioural indicators such as marking frequency and whether cortisol/creatinine ratio (C/Cr) are influenced by three socialization sessions. Six adult shelter dogs were ...

    • Impact of therapy dog visits on outpatient nurse welfare and job satisfaction 

      Clark, Stephanie D.; Smidt, Jessica M.; Bauer, Brent A. (Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2018)
      Interaction with a therapy dog can decrease blood pressure, heart rate, and improve heart rate variability; due to these responses, it suggests that human-animal interaction can alleviate the stress response. This study ...

    • Biomedical Scent Detection Dogs: Would They Pass as a Health Technology? 

      Koivusalo, Mirkka; Reeve, Catherine (Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2018)
      Biomedical scent detection dogs identify the scent profiles of diseases, such as cancer, diabetes or pathogenic micro-organisms. What the field of biomedical scent detection has been lacking, however, is the assessment of ...

    • Dogs in the criminal justice system: Consideration of facility and therapy dogs 

      Spruin, Elizabeth; Mozova, Katarina (Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2018)
      It is known that the criminal justice process is most often perceived as a negative experience by victims, witnesses, as well as defendants. Whilst measures have been put into place across the globe to improve their ...