Essays about: "tail posture"
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1. Pigs’ display of body language - associated with emotional states during differing treatments
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Animals’ behaviours are affected by their emotional state, and emotions can affect the animals’ welfare and health. Since emotions are subjective and could, at times, be illogical, the subject still has much to discover. Therefore, it is vital to understand animals and their feelings in order to improve their lives and welfare. READ MORE
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2. The body language of dairy calves : investigating emotions through ear posture, tail posture, and stepping behaviour
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : While improving animal welfare has become an important task in both the agricultural and scientific community, increased knowledge on positive emotions in animals and on methods of assessing welfare are needed in order to continue to move forward in this endeavour. Through understanding the connection between the body language of animals and their emotional state, further progress can be made. READ MORE
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3. Welfare impairment of lambs around weaning. Play and other behaviour indicative of affective state
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The abrupt and early weaning of intensively kept lambs may have serious animal welfare implications, but relatively little is known about this. Weaning includes the breaking of the mother-young bond and abrupt replacement of milk by solid food, often coinciding with changes in the (social) environment. READ MORE
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4. Social struktur och dominans hos hund
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is the first species ever domesticated. They can develop a close bond towards other dogs, almost like a relationship among siblings, which can be a high valuable resource for good relations and cooperation’s. Dominance in dogs is sometimes used to explain undesired behaviors and explained as a personality trait. READ MORE
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5. Människans inverkan på hundar – och hur det kan påverka arbetet inom djursjukvården
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The aim of this study was to describe how body language of humans affects the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) and how it can be implanted in the stressed situation that occur at an animal hospital. The subject is brought to notice because the author has experienced that dogs can get more stressed when a stressed and nervous owner is attending. READ MORE
