Essays about: "anticipatory behaviour"
Found 5 essays containing the words anticipatory behaviour.
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1. An enriched arena for lamb - anticipation behaviour before entering the arena, effects of skipping the anticipation phase and effects of being denied access to the arena
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : This study aimed to investigate whether lambs show anticipatory behaviours in a holding pen prior to entering a known arena, whether the holding pen experience prior to the arena exposure affects their play expression in the arena and whether their behaviour (in home pen) is affected if arena access is denied. Twenty pair-housed male lambs (average 14 weeks old), were exposed, in chronological order, to five treatments. READ MORE
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2. The effect of a switch in housing systems on the welfare of gilts: does experience matter?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : In general, three approaches towards animal welfare exist: animal bodies, natures and minds. These concepts respectively emphasise physical health, natural behaviour and mental health. Each approach has its own corresponding welfare indicators. READ MORE
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3. Investigation of the reward cycle associated with play behaviour in lambs
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The aim of this study was to investigate if behaviour, ear positions and cortisol in lamb which were given access to play followed the different phases of the reward cycle of anticipation, consumption and relaxation. The study was done on 8 Dorset and 12 Dorset x Fine Wool uncastrated male lambs with an average age of 10 weeks. READ MORE
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4. Evaluation of varied enrichment schedules for two feline and one primate species at Parken Zoo
University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologiAbstract : An evaluation of varied enrichment and feeding schedules were conducted on three spices, drill, Pallas’s cat and cheetah, at Parken Zoo in Sweden. Varied schedules of enrichment and feeding are used to prevent the animals from knowing when the administration of these events are going to happen since anticipation can lead to a number of negative changes in the behaviours of the animals. READ MORE
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5. The Legality of Anticipatory Self-Defence in International Law
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The Caroline Case with its principles of necessity, proportionality and immediacy is alleged to be part of customary international law consider anticipatory self-defence, but a closer examination views that it can not be, mostly because of States are not convinced that it is the correct behaviour. Even if Article 51 of the UN Charter has been expanded to include acts of terrorism as armed attacks, it still does not give the right for States to act in self-defence when there is a mere threat of force. READ MORE