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Human-Animal Relationships in Supported Housing: Animal Atmospheres for Mental Health Recovery. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2021 Being in a relationship with an animal can promote the well-being of people. For many individuals, this usually takes place at home. This study reports about homes for people with mental health problems (with or without co-occurring substance use), who ...
Friesinger JG, Birkeland B, Thorød AB.
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The same but different: impact of animal facility sanitary status on a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. [PDF]
mBioThe gut-brain axis has emerged as a key player in the regulation of brain function and cognitive health. Gut microbiota dysbiosis has been observed in preclinical models of Alzheimer's disease and patients. Manipulating the composition of the gut microbiota enhances or delays neuropathology and cognitive deficits in mouse models.
Ismeurt-Walmsley C +8 more
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Similarity in Temporal Movement Patterns in Laying Hens Increases with Time and Social Association
Animals, 2022 We explored the relationship between social associations and individual activity patterns in domestic hens. Out of 1420 laying hens, 421 hens were equipped with RFID tags attached to RFID-specific leg bands (leg bands from Company Roxan, Selkirk ...
Yamenah Gómez +7 more
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Lifelike Agility and Play in Quadrupedal Robots using Reinforcement Learning and Generative Pre-trained Models [PDF]
Nature Machine Intelligence, Vol. 7, 2024, 2023 Knowledge from animals and humans inspires robotic innovations. Numerous efforts have been made to achieve agile locomotion in quadrupedal robots through classical controllers or reinforcement learning approaches. These methods usually rely on physical models or handcrafted rewards to accurately describe the specific system, rather than on a ...
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Perch Positioning Affects both Laying Hen Locomotion and Forces Experienced at the Keel
Animals, 2020 The aim of this study was to assess the effect of perch positioning on laying hens’ locomotion and the resulting energy experienced at the keel. Twenty Nick Chick and 20 Brown Nick hens were trained to transition from a platform to a perch in several ...
Christina Rufener +3 more
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Peer Community Journal, 2023 Cage-free housing is increasingly chosen in Europe, North America, and Australia as an animal-welfare friendly farm system for laying hens. However, hens are kept in large numbers in those systems which makes checking for health and welfare difficult and
Gebhardt-Henrich, Sabine G. +3 more
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Sensors, 2022 Tracking technologies offer a way to monitor movement of many individuals over long time periods with minimal disturbances and could become a helpful tool for a variety of uses in animal agriculture, including health monitoring or selection of breeding ...
Camille Marie Montalcini +4 more
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Animals, 2021 The major responsibility of researchers and laboratory animal facilities is to ensure animal well-being during the time of acclimatization, experiments, and recovery. In this context, animal housing conditions are of utmost importance.
Dana Matzek +3 more
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Animal welfare assessment [PDF]
Veterinarski Glasnik, 2008 The paper deals with animal welfare definitions and animal welfare assessment. Animal welfare is a prolonged mental state, resulting from how the animal experiences its environment over time. There are different methods for animal welfare assessment. The
Vučinić Marijana, Lazić Ivana
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Plasma insulin-like growth factor-1 concentration in dogs with chronic enteropathies
Veterinární Medicína, 2006 Plasma concentrations of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 were examined in dogs suffering from food-responsive diarrhea (group FRD) or inflammatory bowel disease (group IBD) before and after treatment and compared with IGF-1 values in healthy dogs ...
A.C. Spichiger +6 more
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