Serotonin in Animal Cognition and Behavior [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is acknowledged as a major neuromodulator of nervous systems in both invertebrates and vertebrates. It has been proposed for several decades that it impacts animal cognition and behavior. In spite of a completely distinct organization of the 5-HT systems across the animal kingdom, several lines of evidence suggest ...
Julien Bacqué-Cazenave +7 more
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Supplementing Citrus aurantium Flavonoid Extract in High-Fat Finishing Diets Improves Animal Behavior and Rumen Health and Modifies Rumen and Duodenum Epithelium Gene Expression in Holstein Bulls [PDF]
, 2022 SIMPLE SUMMARY: Today, the commitment of beef production systems is to enhance their sustainability. Therefore, improving animal welfare and improving feed efficiency are both important challenges.
Anna Arís +8 more
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Animal behavior: Innovation in the city
Current Biology, 2021 Behavioral innovations may help animals cope with new environments, but how such behaviors start is hard to capture. A new study reports the innovation and transmission of a new foraging culture in an urban parrot.
Beck, KB, Firth, JA
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Bacterial Burden in the Air of Indoor Riding Arenas
Agriculture, 2022 Airway diseases in horses are often multifactorial and have a strong environmental background because diseased horses react to inhaled agents. In this study, the air quality of closed riding arenas was analyzed monthly in four riding arenas over the ...
Torsten Lühe +5 more
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Laparotomy and burst suppression-inducing sevoflurane induce subtle long-term changes in anxiety and social behavior in late postnatal mice [PDF]
Korean Journal of AnesthesiologyBackground Despite strong preclinical evidence, clinical studies have reported minimal effects of early anesthesia on neurodevelopment. This discrepancy may be due to limitations of preclinical studies, including the absence of clear criteria for ...
Tao Zhang +10 more
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Smell of green leaf volatiles attracts white storks to freshly cut meadows
Scientific Reports, 2021 Finding food is perhaps the most important task for all animals. Birds often show up unexpectedly at novel food sources such as freshly tilled fields or mown meadows.
Martin Wikelski +8 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Animal welfare is one of the most challenging issues in modern farm animal husbandry. Animal welfare indicators can be used to monitor welfare on farms or at slaughterhouses, with footpad dermatitis (FPD) being one of the most important indicators used ...
Jenny Stracke +5 more
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Beach balls: Assessing frustration tolerance in young children using a computerized task
Acta Psychologica, 2022 Frustration tolerance is a skill related to emotional regulation processes and is important insofar as it affects people's social relationships and even health. Low levels of frustration tolerance in children have been associated with a greater number of
Annabel Jiménez-Soto +4 more
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Functional and Morphological Changes in the Olfactory Epithelium of Mouse Models With Upper Respiratory Inflammation and Olfactory Dysfunction [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental OtorhinolaryngologyObjectives This study evaluated behavioral test results and histological findings in murine models of allergic rhinitis (AR), chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), and drug-induced anosmia, comparing outcomes among groups.
Shin Hyuk Yoo +6 more
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Calcineurin in Animal Behavior
Molecules and Cells, 2004 The conserved Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent phosphatase calcineurin has been shown to be involved in numerous and diverse functions both at the cellular and organism level. Recent genetic and pharmacological studies in animals including C. elegans, Drosophila, Aplysia, rat and mice have also implicated calcineurin in behavior, particularly in the ...
Jin Il, Lee, Joohong, Ahnn
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